Setting Printer Environment
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1.11
Network Environments
and Example Connections
This printer can be connected to a network through the Ethernet interface.
The printer supports multiple protocols. As a result, one printer can be shared even from
different network environments.
This section describes the different network environments that be set up for the printer.
1.11.1
Network environments
SMB (Windows
Network )
Server Message Block (SMB) is a protocol for sharing file or printer on Windows
95/
Windows
98/ Windows
Me/ Windows NT
4.0/Windows
2000/Windows
XP/
Windows Server
2003. Using SMB, print data or settings can be sent directly to a
printer on the same network without going through the server.
You can print by just activating the SMB port on the printer and registering the printer
on the network on each of the Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me/Windows NT
4.0/Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 operating system (OS).
Also, you can use NetBEUI and TCP/IP as the transport protocol for SMB. You will
need to set up the IP address on the printer and the computer if you are using TCP/IP.
Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 does not support NetBEUI.
Network Print Environment User Guide, Chapter 4 “Printing throug SMB”
LPD (TCP/IP)
The printer supports LPD (TCP/IP) Protocol. The printer connections are as follows:
For Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me
TCP/IP Direct Print Utility is a software which allows print data to be sent directly from
Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me computer to a printer on the same network without
going through the server. You can print by sending print data directly to the printer from the
Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Me computer when using the software.
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