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Network administration features
This manual is intended for anyone who is responsible for integrating the Fiery X3 for
Pi5500
™
into a business environment that includes networked personal computers.
After setting up the Fiery X3 for Pi5500 and client workstations, as described in this
manual and in
Getting Started
, individual users can print to the Fiery X3 for Pi5500 as
a high-performance printer.
N
OTE
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The term “Pi5500” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery X3 for Pi5500.
The term “Aero” is used in illustrations as a sample name of the Pi5500.
Network administration features
Pi5500 software offers several important features that affect you as a network or printer
administrator:
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Direct (native) support of NDS (Novell Directory Services) with NetWare 4.x and 5.x
NetWare 4.x can also be supported in bindery emulation.
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Simultaneous NetWare 3.x and 4.x connections supported
One NetWare 4.x NDS tree and up to eight NetWare 3.x bindery servers
(or NetWare 4.x servers in bindery emulation mode) can be connected to the Pi5500.
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Software for Command WorkStation™ on Windows computers
With Command WorkStation, you can monitor and manage Pi5500 functions from
any Microsoft Windows computer on the network. You can also modify Pi5500 Setup
more conveniently than from the Pi5500 Control Panel.
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Fiery Downloader™
Fiery Downloader can be run from Apple Mac OS computers.
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Fiery WebTools™ (Fiery WebSpooler™, Status™, Installer™, WebDownloader™,
WebSetup™, WebScan™, and WebLink™)
Fiery WebTools allow you to manage the Pi5500 from the Internet or your company’s
intranet. To use Fiery WebTools, you need to set certain options in Network Setup.
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Job tracking
Job Logs can include two user-entered Notes fields.
Introduction