Configuring Xerox Workplace Suite for Xerox PrimeLink Printers and Xerox Color C60/C70 Printers with EFI Fiery Controller

EFI Fiery Configuration Overview

The EFI Fiery controller is an optional print controller that you can configure for use with Xerox PrimeLink C9065/C9070 printers and Xerox Color C60/C70 printers. The EFI Fiery controller uses the Raw protocol on port 9100.

You can connect the EFI Fiery controller to the network and to the printer using one of the following configurations:

• Direct Configuration

• Network Hub Configuration

For Xerox PrimeLink printers, both configurations require that you install the Printer Model Update. You can download the Printer Model Update file from www.xerox.com/XWSdrivers.

Xerox Workplace Suite fully supports Network Hub Configuration. No special settings are needed. The procedures in this section focus on the Direct Configuration method only.

• Direct Configuration: For this configuration, only the EFI Fiery controller is connected to the network. The printer is connected to the EFI Fiery controller, but is isolated from the network. Direct Configuration allows jobs to bypass the EFI Fiery digital front end (DFE) and travel directly to the printer.

• Network Hub Configuration: For this configuration, the printer and the EFI Fiery controller each have their own IP address. The printer and controller connect to the network independently of each other. When you use the Network Hub configuration, the printer controller works as if an EFI Fiery controller is not present.

Xerox Workplace Suite and EFI Fiery Direct Configuration Setup Procedure

Configuring the EFI Fiery Controller

1. In a Web browser, type the IP address for the EFI Fiery controller.

2. Select the Configure tab, then at the prompt, log in as an administrator.

3. Click Network > SNMP.

4. For Security Level, select Minimum. This setting allows Set / Write requests and Get / Read requests.

5. Set the SNMP Community Names:

   1. For Write Community Name, type private. EIP applications use private as the community string for Set requests. Ensure that this setting is identical for Xerox Workplace Suite, the printer, and the EFI Fiery controller.

   2. For Read Community Name, type public. Ensure that this setting is identical for Xerox Workplace Suite, the printer, and the EFI Fiery controller.
      
      Note: If you decide to use other names for SNMP Set / Write Community Name and SNMP Get / Read Community Name, ensure that for Xerox Workplace Suite, the printer, and the EFI Fiery controller, the Set / Write Community Name is identical and the Get / Read Community Name is identical.

Adding a Printer in Xerox Workplace Suite for EFI Direct Configuration Mode

Note: Before you add a printer, for Xerox PrimeLink printers, ensure that you have installed the Printer Model Update. Refer to EFI Fiery Configuration Overview.

1. In a Web browser, log in to Xerox Workplace Suite.

2. Select the Printers tab, then select the Printers subtab.

3. From the Actions list, select New.

4. On the Details tab, for IP Address, type the IP address of the EFI Fiery controller. Do not use the IP address of the printer.

5. For Printer Language, select the printer language that is enabled on the printer.
   
   Note: If the printer language that is set for Xerox Workplace Suite does not match the printer language that is enabled on the printer, jobs cannot print.
   
   

6. For Protocol, select Raw TCP Port. For Port Number, type 9200.

7. If required, in the Pull Groups area, associate the printer to groups.

8. If required, to add the printer to a site, in the Site Information area, click Change, select a site, then click OK.

9. Select the Features subtab.
   
   Important: If you have enabled any of the following features in Xerox Workplace Suite, before you save the new printer in Xerox Workplace Suite, in the Embedded Web Server, change the printer settings manually for the enabled feature.

   • Authentication for the Print Management feature

   • Alternate Login security feature

   • Usage Tracking (Network Accounting) feature
     
     To change the printer settings for these features, log in to the Embedded Web Server for the printer, then follow the steps for each of the features that you have enabled in Xerox Workplace Suite. For details on how to log in to the Embedded Web Server, refer to the system administrator guide for the printer or search the knowledge base for your printer.
     
     

10. If you have enabled the Authentication for the Print Management feature in Xerox Workplace Suite, before saving the new printer, perform the following steps. To access the authentication for the Print Management feature, select Features > Workflows > Print Management > Authentication.

    1. In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, click Properties > Security > Authentication Configuration.

    2. For Login Type, select Xerox Secure Access.

    3. Click Apply.

11. If you have enabled the Alternate Login security feature in Xerox Workplace Suite, before saving the new printer, perform the following steps. To access the Alternate Login security feature, select Company > Settings > Policies > Security > Printer Authentication > Basic > Alternate Login.

    1. In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, click Properties > Security > Remote Authentication Servers > Xerox Secure Access Settings.

    2. To enable the Alternate Login Keyboard, for Local Login, select Enabled.

    3. Click Apply.

12. If you have enabled the Usage Tracking (Network Accounting) feature in Xerox Workplace Suite, before saving the new printer, perform the following steps. To access the Usage Tracking (Network Accounting), select Features > Workflows > Printer Client / Usage Tracking > Usage Tracking (Network Accounting).

    1. In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, click Properties > Accounting > Accounting Configuration.

    2. Enable accounting modes as needed.

    3. Click Apply.

13. In Xerox Workplace Suite, on the Features subtab, enable other features as needed.

14. To save the new printer, click Save.

Troubleshooting Tips

After you add a printer, if an enablement error appears, you can repair the printer. In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, verify that the printer settings are correct for the features that you are using in Xerox Workplace Suite.

In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, verify that the feature settings are correct for one or more of the following features:

• Authentication for Print Management

• Alternate Login

• Usage Tracking (Network Accounting)
  

1. If you enabled Authentication for Print Management in Xerox Workplace Suite, perform the following steps:

2. 1. Verify that Login Type is set to Xerox Secure Access. In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, click Properties > Security > Authentication Configuration.

   2. If Login Type is not set to Xerox Secure Access, for Login Type, select Xerox Secure Access, then click Apply.

3. If you enabled Alternate Login in Xerox Workplace Suite, perform the following steps:

4. 1. Verify that Local Login is enabled. In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, click Properties > Security > Remote Authentication Servers > Xerox Secure Access Settings.

   2. If Local Login is not enabled, to enable the Alternate Login Keyboard, for Local Login, select Enabled, then click Apply.

5. If you enabled Usage Tracking (Network Accounting) in Xerox Workplace Suite, perform the following steps:

6. 1. Verify that Accounting Type is set to Network Accounting. In the Embedded Web Server for the printer, click Properties > Accounting > Accounting Configuration.

   2. If Accounting Type is not set to Network Accounting, for Accounting Type, select Network Accounting, then click Apply.

7. In Xerox Workplace Suite, select the Printers tab, then select the Printers subtab.

8. From the list of printers, select the check box for your printer.

9. From the Actions list, select Repair.