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NETWO RKING CONNEC TION TO A NETWORK SERVICE Chapter Issue 6 Oct 06 Technical Reference Manual 32.9 Quick Reference T able The tabl e below is provide d for an engineer who needs a quick referenc e to the actions req uir…
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7. If any changes were made, the machine needs to be rebooted before the
changes take effect.
NOTE
The network administrator should be instructed to create two working
directories for the product and data fields to be stored. These directories
must have read/write capabilities.
Selecting and
Editing Comms
Protocol Options
To select a Comms Protocol option carry out the following:
1. From the Start menu select Setup Machine.
2. Select Network Parameters.
3. From the Comms Protocol down drop menu, select one of the following
protocol options:
•No Comms
•GEM
• NET_FILE
NOTE
Selecting GEM or NET_FILE prompts an Enable/Disable Comms window to
be displayed allowing the user to enable or disable comms protocol.
4. If NET_FILE has been selected before comms is enabled, the following
parameters can be accessed and edited:
• Remote Drive (previously mapped)
• User ID
• Products Path
• Data Path
• Local Copies
• Reconnect Period
• Timeout
NOTE
The NET_FILE option may display a further window requesting the Network
Password.
IP Address (GEM
Only)
The GEM - IP Address for the machine must be set up in the DekSECSII.cfg
file, this can be checked and edited if necessary in the configuration file
D:\Program Files\DEK\Machine Control\Printer\DekSECSII.cfg.
Set the PASSIVE ENTITY IP ADDRESS to the printers’ ‘IP Address’.
If there is more than one printer communicating with the GEM Host, set the
DEVICEID differently for each printer. The default value is 0x109 (265).
Alternative DEVICEID values should be chosen within the range 0x0000 -
0x7FFF (0 - 32767).
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Quick
Reference Table
The table below is provided for an engineer who needs a quick reference to the
actions required to install a machine onto a network. The engineer may have
previously installed a machine, be re-installing a machine onto another server
or be installing several machines at once.
NOTE
The system requires that the correct enabling security key device is fitted to the
port on the rear of the machine before software applications can be installed.
At the printer use housekeeping to transfer product files (.pr1) from local disk to
the remote disk. Load a product file from the remote disk back to the printer
and check that the transaction is complete.
No. Action Required Information
1 From the Windows desktop, right click My
Computer, select - Properties - Network
Identification - Properties to register the
printer on the correct domain or workgroup
The network administrator shall supply
domain or workgroup information
2 Select the Protocols tab, select TCP/IP
protocol and the Properties button
Check that the adaptor is correct for the
connection (as fitted in the PC) There
may be more than one device fitted
3 If DHCP is specified:- Select: Obtain an IP Address from the
DHCP Server
4 If an IP Address is to be specified:- Obtain the IP Address, and the Subnet
Mask details from the system adminis-
trator
5 Tell the network administrator that you
require two working directories where the
product and data files are to be stored
Files must have full administrative rights
(read/write)
6 For GEM, set up the IP address in the SDR
driver
D:\Program Files\DEK\Machine Con-
trol\Printer\sdrconf.cfg
Set the Passive IP Address to the
Printers’ IP Address
7 If more than one printer is to communicate
using the GEM Host:
Set a different DEVICEID for each
printer.
8Select Local Copies option Decide if it is desired that the printer
copies remote product files to the local
drive after loading it from the remote
product directory. If disabled, modifica-
tions to the file are not saved locally
9 Check the physical connection to the net-
work
Ethernet 10 Base T is supported by DEK
10 Ask the network administrator if there are
any intermediate routers between the server
and the printing machine
Supply the correct IP Address, check
the IP forwarding option in Protocols
Properties, Routing
11 Using My Network Places in Windows,
check that the printer can be ‘seen’ by the
host PC
Look for a computer icon with the printer
serial number next to it - DEK_******
12 Test the network connection See section ‘Pinging the Network’
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TESTING THE CONNECTION
Pinging the
Network
To test if the DEK machine is connected to the network, you can ‘Ping’ the
network using the following procedure:
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start - Run and enter CMD in the box
labelled ‘Open:’.
2. Select OK.
3. Type Ping <Server IP Address or Computer Name>.
NOTE
The network administrator can supply an IP Address or computer name to
ping.
4. If the ping is successful the reply shall contain information of the form: Reply
from 195.213.112.69: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128.
The installation of the printer to the company network has been successful.