NEC Super Script 4400, Maintenance Manual

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88 SuperScript 4400 — Maintenance Guide
NEC PrintAgent Remote Printing
Remote Printing is the easiest way for Windows 95/98 users to print over the web and get instant printer status at
your desktop. You can print to any SuperScript 4400N printer anywhere, as long as you have its URL.
All you do is browse to the printer’s Home Page and download/install the NEC PrintAgent software to your
system. When you print with that special driver, the job goes over the web to the printer, and printer status comes
back to your desktop on the PrintAgent window. The first part of this chapter covers the following topics about
Remote Printing.
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System Requirements
• Easy Remote Printing Setup
• Remote Printing From Your Desktop
• Getting Printer Status
• PrintAgent Features
NEC PrintAgent Pull Printing
Pull Printing is an ideal solution for busy offices that print long, complex, or color rich documents. With Pull
Printing, your job is sent to a Pull Printing server to be processed. Then the Pull Printing server delivers the job to
the printer. This frees your computer faster, and reduces network traffic. You can also set up a secondary server to
deliver printer Help files and drivers to users, making the printer more efficient.
Pull Printing is also called “driverless” printing because you don’t need a SuperScript 4400 printer driver on your
system. You can pull print any Microsoft Office 97, .PDF file, or web page without opening it— just by sending its
location to the Pull Printing server. The server does all the work and leaves your computer free for other tasks. The
second part of this chapter covers the following topics about Pull Printing.
•
System Requirements
• Server Installation
• Configuring URLs
• Changing PWS settings
• Starting the Pull Printing Server
• Pull Printing from Your Desktop
System Requirements
You must have on your computer
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1.
• A Windows 95/98 operating system.
Easy Remote Printing Setup
First, you or the system administrator must set the IP Address on the printer. For instructions, see page 73.
Once the IP address is assigned to the printer, you can go to the Printer Home Page to download and install the
NEC PrintAgent software and driver.
1.
Launch your web browser.
2. Enter Printer’s IP Address as the URL to reach the Printer Home Page.
3. Click on the Install Drivers button to download PrintAgent software.
4. In the File Download dialog box that appears, check Run this program from its current location . and then
click OK to begin downloading and installing.
5. During installation, you will be prompted to enter the URL (IP Address) of your printer so it can be added to
your system as the default printer. When installation is finished, you can see the special NEC PrintAgent