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PhaserShare Networking Manual
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TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms)
Controlling Host Access using PhaserLink Printer Management Software
With a TCP/IP connection and a World Wide Web browser, you can use PhaserLink
Printer Management Software to set host access. For more information on
PhaserLink software, see Chapter 12, “PhaserLink Printer Management Software”.
1.
Click Configuration; this displays the View and Configure Settings page.
2.
On the View and Configure Settings page, click View and Configure
Interface Settings; this displays the View and Configure Interface
Settings page.
3.
On the View and Configure Interface Settings page, click View and
Configure AppSocket Settings; this displays the View and Configure
AppSocket Settings page.
4.
In the Host Access List field, enter the IP addresse(s) or DNS name(s) of the
host(s) that will have access to the printer. You can enter addresses or
names for multiple hosts by separating them with spaces, up to a total of
256 characters. If you do not enter any addresses, all hosts will have access
to the printer.
5.
Enter the validation password (if one has been assigned), and click
Do/Apply.
Controlling host access using a PostScript utility file
To create a PostScript file to set host access, use the script config-sockets provided with
the printer’s network utilities software.
1.
Connect the printer to the network.
2.
Run the script config-sockets:
a.
Change (cd) to the bin subdirectory in the directory where you placed
your printer’s network utilities.
b.
Type the name of the script, redirecting the output to a file:
3.
When prompted, enter the IP addresse(s) of the host(s) that will have
access to the printer. You can enter addresses for multiple hosts by
separating them with spaces, up to a total of 256 characters. If you do not
enter any addresses, all hosts will have access to the printer.
4.
Send the file named in Step 2b to the printer using lp or lpr.
config-sockets > filename
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The script accepts IP addresses that have empty fields (for example,
123..40.10). The script does not detect this error. Double-check the IP
addresses you enter.