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Fiery 3850C on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0/2000
Fiery 3850C on a TCP/IP network with
Windows NT 4.0/2000
When a Windows NT 4.0/2000 computer is configured to connect to the
Fiery 3850C using TCP/IP, it can print directly to the Fiery 3850C. If the computer
shares the printer over the network, it is acting as a print server to all Windows clients.
Client machines print to the Fiery 3850C by printing to the Windows NT 4.0/2000
print server. Printing can then be monitored and controlled at the Windows NT 4.0/
2000 server machine.
Typical system combinations are:
• Print server running Windows NT 4.0/2000 Server; clients running
Windows NT 4.0/2000 Workstation and Windows 9x/Me/2000
• Print server running Windows NT 4.0/2000 Workstation and clients running
Windows 9x/Me/2000
With TCP/IP protocols loaded, you can run the Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools
from a Windows computer.
The Windows NT 4.0/2000 server can also use AppleTalk protocols for printing to the
Fiery 3850C as an alternative to TCP/IP. When creating a printer to share with
AppleTalk users, do not “capture” the printer. Capturing the printer forces all users to
print to the server rather than directly to the printer. If you capture the printer,
Fiery 3850C print connections will not appear in the Mac OS Chooser.
Tips for experts—Windows NT 4.0/2000 with TCP/IP
Setting up printing from Windows NT 4.0/2000 using TCP/IP protocols is similar in
some respects to setting up UNIX workstations with TCP/IP. When TCP/IP network
connections are made from Windows NT 4.0/2000 workstations, note the following:
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Make sure you have a valid IP address for the Fiery 3850C and for any workstations
that will print to it or run the Fiery utilities.
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In Fiery 3850C Setup, enable TCP/IP and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and
Gateway address for the Fiery 3850C.
You can enter these addresses manually or use DHCP, RARP, or BOOTP protocols to
assign them dynamically.
