Xante Colour ScreenWriter, User Manual

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5-22 Ethernet Setup ________________________________________
Line Printer Configuration
The Ethernet interface’s Line Printer option allows you to configure
your printer to communicate using TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol). TCP/IP provides a method of
communication between different types of networks. It is the
Internet’s standard for data transmission and is becoming more
widely used on all types of computers and operating systems.
The following steps are required to set up your printer to communicate
using the Line Printer interface on the Ethernet board. Chapter 2
covers Step 1, this section covers steps 2 through 4.
1. Connect your XANTÉ printer to the network through the
Ethernet port.
2. Configure the Line Printer interface on your printer.
3. Set the TCP/IP address of the printer.
4. Configure the printer setup on the network.
Configure the Line Printer Interface
Use printer front panel menus or the Macintosh version of XANTÉ
Command Center to enable your printer’s Line Printer interface, if
necessary. See chapter 6 to use front panel menus. See “Set the
TCP/IP Address” later in this section to use Command Center.
TCP/IP Addresses
Every workstation that communicates via TCP/IP is assigned a
unique 32 bit address. The convention for expressing a TCP/IP
address is to convert each octet of the address to a decimal number
separated from the other octets by a decimal point. The default
TCP/IP address for all XANTÉ printers is 192.9.200.201.
TCP/IP addresses are divided into classes based on the network’s
size (fig. 5.19). The TCP/IP address assigned depends on the class
and includes the network ID and the host (individual computer or
peripheral) ID.