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 Special Operations under Windows, Printing Files Directly from Windows, Setup, Using a Host Name

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3. Special Operations under Windows Printing Files Directly from Windows You can print files directly using Windows commands. For example, you can print PostScript files for PostScript 3. ❖ Windows 95/98/Me You can print files directly using ftp or sftp command. ❖ Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.0 You can print files directly using lpr, rcp ftp or sftp command. Setup Follow the procedure below to make network environment settings. A Enable TCP/IP with the control panel, and then set up the printer's network environment about TCP/IP including IP addresses. TCP/IP of the printer is set as default. B Install a TCP/IP in Windows to set up the network environment. Consult the network administrator for the local setting information. C To print under Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, install "Printing service for UNIX" as the network application. To print under Windows NT 4.0, install "Microsoft TCP/IP printing" as the network application. Reference p.119 "Using DHCP" Using a Host Name Instead of an IPv4 Address When a host name is defined, you can specify a printer by host name instead of IP address. The host names vary depending on the network environment. When using DNS Use the host name set to the data file on the DNS server. When setting the IPv4 address of a printer using DHCP Use the printer name on the configuration page as the host name. Note ❒ For details about printing a config- uration page, see General Setting Guide. In other cases Add the IP address and host name of the network printer to the hosts file on the computer used for printing. Methods of addition vary depending on operating systems. 113

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3. Special Operations under
Windows
Printing Files Directly from Windows
You can print files directly using
Windows commands. For example,
you can print PostScript files for Post-
Script 3.
Windows 95/98/Me
You can print files directly using
ftp or sftp command.
Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server
2003, Windows NT 4.0
You can print files directly using
lpr, rcp ftp or sftp command.
Setup
Follow the procedure below to make
network environment settings.
A
Enable TCP/IP with the control
panel, and then set up the print-
er’s network environment about
TCP/IP including IP addresses.
TCP/IP of the printer is set as de-
fault.
B
Install a TCP/IP in Windows to
set up the network environment.
Consult the network administrator
for the local setting information.
C
To print under Windows 2000/XP,
Windows Server 2003, install
“Printing service for UNIX” as the
network application. To print un-
der Windows NT 4.0, install “Mi-
crosoft TCP/IP printing” as the
network application.
Reference
p.119 “Using DHCP”
Using a Host Name Instead of
an IPv4 Address
When a host name is defined, you can
specify a printer by host name instead
of IP address. The host names vary
depending on the network environ-
ment.
When using DNS
Use the host name set to the data file
on the DNS server.
When setting the IPv4 address of a
printer using DHCP
Use the printer name on the configu-
ration page as the host name.
Note
For details about printing a config-
uration page, see General Setting
Guide.
In other cases
Add the IP address and host name of
the network printer to the hosts file
on the computer used for printing.
Methods of addition vary depending
on operating systems.