IBM Infoprint Manager for Windows
Infoprint Manager GUI README
1) Infoprint Manager GUI README
1a) Infoprint Manager GUI software
Before you perform any of the steps documented here, you should
understand the general features and requirements of Infoprint Manager.
There are two Infoprint Manager GUIs: the Infoprint Manager
Administration GUI and the Infoprint Manager Operations GUI. When you
install the Infoprint Manager server, you automatically install both
GUIs on that system. The Infoprint Manager Operations GUI provides a
subset of the functionality available in the Infoprint Manager
Administration GUI.
You can also install either one or both GUIs on a suitable Windows 98,
Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP system.The system does not need
to have the Infoprint Manager server software installed. Follow the
procedures in this section if you want to use Infoprint Manager GUI
software to administer or control your Infoprint Manager server from a
remote system.
1a.i) Preparing to install the GUIs on Windows
Both Infoprint Manager GUIs require the IBM Cross Platform Technologies
for Windows(R) (CPT) Version 2.0 Runtime Environment, IBM Build
cn130-20020124. This is the only supported build level of the Runtime
Environment for running the Infoprint Manager GUIs. If you have a
previous version of the Infoprint Manager GUIs, you should uninstall
them before you install the new Runtime Environment and the new GUIs.
Important Note:: If you plan to install one or both of the Infoprint
Manager GUIs as well as Infoprint Select, be sure to install the
GUI(s) first.
To verify that you have the correct version of the Runtime Environment
installed, follow these steps:
1. Type java -fullversion at an MS-DOS command line.
2. Verify that output from the command contains the following text:
IBM Build cn130-20020124
3. If the output from the command does not contain the text above,
uninstall the currently installed Runtime Environment component:
a. Click the Windows Start button and select Settings -> Control
Panel, then double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
b. Find the currently installed version of the IBM Runtime
Environment in the list of programs that can be removed and click
Add/Remove. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
process.
c. Remove the JRE or Runtime Environment entry from the PATH
environment variable.
If necessary, follow these steps to install the required CPT Runtime
Environment:
1. Insert the Infoprint Manager Common Clients CD-ROM into the drive.
The install program will start automatically.
2. Select the Install Products button, and then select the commercial
printing button.
It may take a minute for the installer to start. Do not click on any
other part of the screen until the installer begins. If you do, the
installer window may be hidden behind other windows.
3. Provide information as prompted by the installation program. When the
installer asks if you want to install the Runtime Environment as the
system Java Virtual Machine (JVM), answer Yes.
When the installation is complete, verify that you have the correct
version of the Runtime Environment installed:
1. Type java -fullversion at an MS-DOS command line.
2. Verify that the output from the command contains the following text:
IBM Build cn130-20020124
1a.ii) Installing the Operations GUI on Windows
If you are reinstalling or updating an existing version of the Infoprint
Manager Operations GUI, close all instances of the Infoprint Manager
Administration GUI and Infoprint Manager Operations GUI that are running
on this system before you continue with the installation to avoid
problems with files that need to be replaced.
Follow these steps to install the Infoprint Manager Operations GUI
software.
1. Insert the Infoprint Manager Common Clients CD-ROM into the drive.
The install program will start automatically.
2. Select the Install Products button, and then select the operations
GUI button. You will be asked to select a language for the
installation.
It may take a minute for the installer to start. Do not click on any
other part of the screen until the installer begins. If you do, the
installer window may be hidden behind other windows.
3. Follow the instructions on the installation screens, paying attention
to the following guidelines:
* If you are installing over a previous version of the Infoprint
Manager GUI software, click yes for all questions about replacing
files. If you will be using this GUI to work with an Infoprint
Manager for Windows server, do not change any of the selected
check boxes.
* You should install the DCE version of the Infoprint Manager GUIs
only if you will be using them to work with the DCE version of
Infoprint Manager for AIX.
* The recommended version of the Infoprint Manager GUI offers the
recommended view. You can also choose to use the Basic view by
installing it from Infoprint Manager Common Clients CD-ROM,
LCD4-1917. The installer asks if you want to place icons for
either or both of the views on your desktop.
* The Infoprint Manager Operations GUI requires approximately 9.1 MB
of memory on your hard drive, whether you install one view or
both.
1a.iii) Installing the Administration GUI
If you are reinstalling or updating an existing version of the Infoprint
Manager Administration GUI, close all instances of the Infoprint Manager
Administration GUI and Infoprint Manager Operations GUI that are running
on this system before you continue with the installation to avoid
problems with files that need to be replaced.
Follow these steps to install the Infoprint Manager Administration GUI
software.
1. Insert the Infoprint Manager Common Clients CD-ROM into the drive.
The install program will start automatically.
2. Select the Install Products button, and then select the
Administration GUI button. You will be asked to select a language for
the installation.
It may take a minute for the installer to start. Do not click on any
other part of the screen until the installer begins. If you do, the
installer window may be hidden behind other windows.
3. Follow the instructions on the installation screens, paying attention
to the following guidelines.
* If you are installing over a previous version of the Infoprint
Manager GUI software, click yes for all questions about replacing
files. If you will be using this GUI to work with an Infoprint
Manager for Windows server, do not change any of the selected
check boxes.
* You should install the DCE version of the Infoprint Manager GUIs
only if you will be using them to work with the DCE version of
Infoprint Manager for AIX.
* The recommended version of the Infoprint Manager GUI offers the
recommended view. You can also choose to use the Basic view by
installing it from Infoprint Manager Common Clients CD-ROM,
LCD4-1917. The installer asks if you want to place icons for
either or both of the views on your desktop.
* The Infoprint Manager Administration GUI requires approximately
9.5 MB of memory on your hard drive, whether you install one view
or both.
1a.iv) Starting the Infoprint Manager Administration GUI from the AIX
command line
You can start the Infoprint Manager Administration GUI from an aixterm
window.
* To open the standard view, enter:
ipguiadvadm
* To open a basic view, after completing the tasks in 1a.vi, "Using
the basic view of the GUI", enter:
ipguibasicadm
1a.v) Starting the GUIs on Windows
To launch the Infoprint Manager Administration GUI, double-click the
Administration Infoprint icon on your desktop. To launch the Infoprint
Manager Operations GUI, double-click the Operations Infoprint icon on
your desktop.
If the icon is not on the desktop, click the Windows Start button and
select Programs-->IBM Infoprint Manager --> Administration Infoprint to
launch the Infoprint Manager Administration GUI or Programs-->IBM
Infoprint Manager-->Operations Infoprint to launch the Infoprint Manager
Operations GUI.
Note: If you open the GUI and the colors look strange (they may appear
in a plaid pattern), minimize the GUI and then maximize it. The
colors should return to normal. This problem is most common on
Windows 2000 systems running in 256 colors (8-bit color). To
prevent the problem, you can increase the color depth of your
system to 16- or 24-bit color.
The Infoprint Manager Administration GUI allows the administrator to
access almost all of the functions available in Infoprint Manager for
AIX. See the Infoprint Manager Administration Procedures, available on
your Infoprint Manager Publications CD-ROM or on the IBM Printing
Systems web site at http://www.ibm.com/printers, for additional
information.
On the Printing Systems homepage, click Infoprint Manager under
Resources for, then click Infoprint Manager for AIX on the Infoprint
Manager Family homepage. Select Product Library from the right-hand
navigation bar, then under Administrator click Procedures.
When you first run the Infoprint Manager GUI, you must provide the host
name or IP address that the Infoprint Manager server communicates with
client systems through. You can specify a port number; the default port
number is 6874 if you do not specify one.
1a.vi) Using the basic view of the GUI
The basic view of the Infoprint Manager GUI is a simplified version of
the GUI that shows jobs assigned to printers without displaying queues.
The basic printing environment is generally appropriate for commercial
print shops printing large runs of image data (usually in PostScript or
TIFF format). These jobs often include variable data for direct mail
programs. Users submit these jobs from a client (Windows or Macintosh)
personal computer using Infoprint Submit or a scanning tool and related
software.
In a basic printing environment, Infoprint Manager assigns jobs to
printers through early binding. Early binding is much like standing in a
checkout line at a supermarket. Once you pick a line, you "bind"
yourself to it, no matter what happens. Whether the cashier has a
problem with the cash register (much like a paper jam occurring in the
physical printer) or the customer in front of you requires a few price
checks (much like adding new forms to the server), the only way to
change your position is to physically move to another line (much like
manually moving a job from one print queue to another).
If you have not installed the Print-on-Demand feature and want to use
the basic view of the Infoprint Manager GUI, complete the following
steps in the standard view of the GUI:
* Create a queue named <servername>-default-queue, where <servername>
refers to the name of the server you are using, and attach up to ten
printers.
1. Select Queue > Create.
2. Enter <servername>-default-queue in the Name field.
3. Click OK to create the queue.
* Specify early binding as the default.
1. Select the <servername>-default-queue.
2. Select Queue > Properties to open the Queue Properties notebook.
3. In the General tab, click Yes in the Preassign jobs to actual
destination field.
4. Click OK or Apply to make the change.
Note: By default, the basic server saves the output files from jobs
converted to raster image patterns. You can verify that this item
is set correctly by selecting Server > Properties. In the General
tab of the Server Properties notebook, make sure that the Save
ripped files field is set to Yes.
1a.vii) Starting the special version of the Operations GUI
The special version of the Infoprint Manager Operations GUI allows you
to lock the Operations GUI configuration file. This means that you can
customize the Operations GUI configuration and then ensure that the
configuration remains unchanged from session to session. The changes
made during each session are not saved when the GUI is closed.
The special version is installed when the Infoprint Manager Operations
GUI is installed. However, no icon will be installed on your desktop. To
invoke the special version, type one of the following commands at the
command line, depending on which version of the product you are using:
Table 2. Starting the special version of the operations GUI
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Infoprint Manager for Windows | Infoprint Manager for AIX |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| operAdvs operBasics | ipguiadvs ipguibasics |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
Note: The commands pertaining to the Basic view of the Operations GUI
are available only if you have purchased and installed the
Print-on-Demand Feature of Infoprint Manager for AIX.
1a.viii) Uninstalling the GUIs on Windows
To uninstall the Infoprint Manager GUIs , follow these steps:
1. Click the Windows Start button and select Settings--> Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Select Infoprint Manager Administration GUI or Infoprint Manager
Operations GUI.
4. Click the Add/Remove (Windows NT) or the Change/Remove (Windows 2000)
button.
Note: Click the button only once, then wait for at least 30 seconds
before you do anything else. If you do not wait for the first
panel of the uninstaller to appear, it may get lost behind
other windows. If you don't see the first panel of the
uninstaller after 30 seconds, press and hold the Alt key, then
press the Tab key to bring the window to the front.
5. Follow the instructions on the InstallShield Uninstaller screens that
display.
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