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3-1 About RIP Station Setup
The RIP Station fits into a variety of work environments. To prepare for printing at
your site, you need to do some initial configuration to specify the network
environment and the kind of printing you will do.
About RIP Station Setup
Setup is required the first time the RIP Station is turned on after new system software
is loaded. In this initial Setup, you (or the service technician who loads the software)
choose the language you want to use for RIP Station Control Panel menus and
messages.
Initial Setup from the Control Panel
In initial Setup, you must configure at least Server Setup, Network Setup, and Printer
Setup, in that order, from the Control Panel. If you don’t configure the remaining
Setups, the RIP Station uses default settings. These defaults allow the RIP Station to
reach the Idle state, but might not allow users to print to the RIP Station. You need to
make settings appropriate for the printing environment at your site.
Network server setup requirements
For Novell and Windows NT 4.0 (using TCP/IP) networks, the network servers must
be configured for printing to the RIP Station before you configure RIP Station network
settings in Setup. You need a live network connection so the RIP Station can query the
network for zones, servers, and server-based queues. The diagrams on page 1-5
through page 1-10 give chapter references for network server setup.
Whenever the configuration of the RIP Station, the printer, or the network itself
changes at your site, you can alter individual settings to correspond to the changed
environment. Likewise, if printing needs or administrative requirements change, you
can alter the corresponding settings. Changing network or port settings may require
that you make changes to other Setup options as well.
Chapter 3:
Performing
Setup from
the Control Panel