xiv
Introduction
•
Support for PCL and PostScript
PCL (Printer Control Language) and PostScript are both page description languages—
computer languages that control the transfer of information from the computer to the
controller. Both PCL and PostScript, along with separate sets of fonts, are standard
with the Pi5500.
•
Support for Windows (SMB) printing
Windows printing, also known as SMB (Server Message Block) printing, allows you to
print on TCP/IP networks using built-in Microsoft networking support, without
additional network software. Printing using SMB allows you to print from your
computer to a particular connection (Hold, Print, or Direct) on the Pi5500.
N
OTE
:
SMB is not supported on Windows 2000.
About this manual
This manual includes guidelines on the following topics:
• Basic configuration of the Pi5500 to support printing over AppleTalk, TCP/IP,
and IPX (Novell) networks
• Setting up a parallel port connection
• Configuring Novell and Windows NT 4.0 servers and UNIX systems to provide
Pi5500 printing services
• Administering network printing
• Using the Pi5500 in mixed network environments
• Setting up a Token Ring connection
N
OTE
:
The network guidelines in this manual are not intended to replace the services
of an experienced network engineer.
Organization
The manual is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1 illustrates the supported network configurations and shows the network
connectors on the Pi5500.
• Chapter 2 describes Pi5500 configuration from the Control Panel.
