3
GETTING STARTED
What You’ll Need
Hardware Requirements
You need to provide the following additional hardware to
install the NIC in your printer and connect it to your
network.
•
A phillips-head screwdriver
•
A Category 5 twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors
for 10/100Base-T Ethernet
®
, shown here.
note:
The NIC automatically detects whether you
have a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet connection. For
better performance, NEC recommends that you use
shielded cable and connectors when connecting to
100 Mbps Ethernet.
Software Requirements
Your workstation and network operating system should
be configured and operating correctly. Your SuperScript
870 printer drivers should already be properly installed.
Printer drivers are on the
Solutions CD
that comes with the
870 printer.
To use the NIC Home Page for network administration,
you need to have a web browser, such as Netscape
Navigator™ or Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
Network Printing Tools On CD
NEC provides network printing tools on the 870
Network
Options CD
that comes with this kit. These include
•
SuperScript MAP utility for Windows 95/98, and
Windows NT 4.0 setup
•
Windows IPX peer to peer software for
Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0
•
Windows IP peer to peer software for
Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0
•
BOOTP Lite-32 for Windows 95/98 and
Windows NT 4.0
•
BOOTP Lite-16 for Windows for Workgroups
•
Utilities and drivers for MacOS
•
Network Utilities for UNIX
User Information On CD
User documentation is available on the 870
Network
Options CD
in Adobe Acrobat
®
PDF format for you to view
onscreen or print out, including
•
This
SuperScript 870
Network User’s Guide
(named
NICguide.pdf
for Windows users, and
Network User’s Guide
for MacOS users).
•
Read Me files
note:
Adobe Acrobat Reader is provided on the
Network Options CD
.
