Printek Ethernet

Ethernet Interfaces

Printek's Ether-Link is an internal network interface option with unique forms management features for both FormsPro and FormsMaster series printers. The print servers are designed to improve your printer’s performance, increase your network’s flexibility, and help extend the life of your printer investment. The Ether-Link print servers are optimized for performance on either 10baseT or 100baseT networks with advanced TCP/IP support and extensive NetWare support.

Change between forms remotely, without changing your system programming.
Automatically senses whether 10base T or 100base T is being used.
Address each form loaded as a different virtual printer.
Eliminate external devices and compatibility problems.
Easy to set up-installation "wizard" guides you through configuration.

Ether-Link is the smart choice for managing your network forms printing!

Prntek Etherlink

Ether-Link Specifications

Supported Systems:

Novell NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, IBM LAN Server, Microsoft Windows, Apple EtherTalk, WWW, LANtastic, Unix Systems.

Additional Systems - All computers supporting the TCP/IP suite of protocols including:

- BSD systems: BSD 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, SunOS4 (Solaris 1.x), DEC Ultrix etc.

System V systems: R3, R4, AT&T. Interactive, SCO, SUNOS5 (Solaris 2.x), HP-UX, Silicon Graphics IRIX, DEC Alpha OSF/1, IBM AIX, BULL (BOS, AIX)

Other systems: IBM (MVS, VM, VSE, OS/400), DEC VMS, guidelines for other systems.

Print Methods: LPD, FTP, PROS (named pipe and filtered), Reverse Telnet.

Supported Protocols:

Netware: IPX, SAP RIP, SPX, and NCP (extended with NDS), NDPS, NLSP, DIAG, and LIP

LAN Manager/LAN Server:/Microsoft Windows: NetBIOS/NetBEUI or TCP/IP, WINS

TCP/IP: LPD, FTP, Telnet, Reverse Telnet, PROS, BOOTP, RARP, DHCP, ICMP, IGMP, IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, SNMP, TFTP, SLP

LANtastic: NetBIOS/NetBEUI

Apple Ether Talk: AAPR, ATP, DDP, NBP, PAP, RTMP, ZIP

Network Management:

SNMP-MIB II compliant (over UDP/IP and IPX), private enterprise MIB included. Print server/job/printer status presentation and management via NWAdmin/PCONSOLE

Logical Connection:

Ethernet: Use of IEEE802.2, IEEE802.3, SNAP, and Ethernet II frame types simultaneously.

Fast Ethernet: Supports NWay that provides auto-detection of network speed. Use of IEEE802.2, IEEE802.3, SNAP and Ethernet II frame types simultaneously.

Network Attachments:

RJ-45 connector (Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable) for 10baseT Ethernet or 100baseTX Fast Ethernet.

Logical Printer Ports:

The logical printer ports can be programmed to perform auto ASCII to PostScript conversion, string before and after job, string substitution, alternative output and character set conversion.

Security:

Unix: Root password, User access list and printer access.

Netware: Encrypted passwords.