Samsung SCX-4720F Quick Guide (easy Manual) (ver.1.0) (English) - Page 7

1 Getting started Introduction The Samsung Network Printer Card allows you to connect your printer directly to a network physically or wirelessly to share the printer among multiple users. Once the card has been installed, the printer is ready to function as a network print server supporting various network environments, such as Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, Novell NetWare, UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh 8.6 or higher. This guide explains how to install the Samsung Network Printer Card and set up your printer as a print sever over the network. This guide assumes that you have: • A good working knowledge of your network utilities • A supported network operating system • A fully operational computer system • Access to the supervisor account as a network administrator, or access to an account that has supervisor and print server operator privileges Supported network environments Administrators and users can configure, and use printers on the following supported network operating systems: Operating Network system environment Printing protocol Action Windows 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 TCP/IP, LPD (LPR), IPP, IPX/SPX, Bonjour See Chapter 3, "TCP/IP environment." Linux Red Hat 8.0 ~ 9.0, Fedora Core 1 ~ 3, Mandrake 9.0 ~ 10.2, SuSE 8.2 ~ 9.2 TCP/IP, LPD (LPR) See Chapter 3, "TCP/IP environment." Operating Network system environment Printing protocol Action Unix AT&T system V (Rel 4.2), BSD4.3, HP-UX (Rel 9.x & Rel 10.x), SCO 5.x, SUNOS 5.5, Sparc or Solaris 2.5. TCP/IP, LPD (LPR) See Chapter 3, "TCP/IP environment." Novell NetWare NetWare versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x IPX/SPX See Chapter 4, "NetWare environment." Macintosh Macintosh 8.6 ~ 9.2, 10.1 ~ 10.3, or higher TCP/IP, EtherTalk, Bonjour See Chapter 5, "EtherTalk environment." NOTE: Your printer may not support all of the listed computing environments (operating systems). Therefore, check the network environment your printer supports in the user's guide that came with the printer. Samsung Network Printer Card Your printer may or may not have built-in network capabilities, depending on the model. If not, a networking package must be purchased and installed to enable network printing. The printer card shape and content may vary, depending on the package purchased. Package contents When unpacking your network printer card, you should find the following items. Depending on your particular card type (wired or wired/wireless), some items may be different. • Wired Network Printer Card • Wired / Wireless Network Printer Card 1.1 Getting started