Using This Guide 5
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Using This Guide
Prerequisite Knowledge
Read this guide in detail before using this printer. If you are not familiar with the printer to
which the printer is to be connected or the basic operations or concepts of the software,
read the relevant manuals first.
Machines and software to which the printer is to be connected refer to personal computers,
workstations, networks, and the respective operating systems and applications on which
these machines run.
Organization
The following is a summary of each chapter.
1. Overview
This chapter contains information on using the printer as a network printer.
2. Printing Through LPD or Port9100
This chapter explains the installation procedure for printing from a Windows NT 4.0/
Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 computer through LPD or Port9100.
This chapter also explains the installation procedure for printing from another Windows
computer by creating a shared printer on a Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/Windows XP/
Windows Server 2003 computer.
3. Internet Printing
This chapter explains the installation procedure for printing using the Internet Printing
Protocol (IPP).
4. Printing Through SMB
This chapter explains the installation procedure for connecting a printer to the Windows
network through SMB.
5. Printing Through NetWare
This chapter explains the installation procedure for connecting a printer to the NetWare
network.
6. Printing From UNIX
This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a UNIX computer.
7. Printing From a Macintosh Computer
This chapter explains the procedure for printing from a Macintosh computer.
8. Network Utility Software
This chapter explains instructions on how to use the Network Utility Software.
9. Precautions and Limitations
This chapter explains the operational precautions and limitations under each network
environment.
10. Troubleshooting
This chapter explains instructions on how to solve a problem under each network
environment.
Appendix
This chapter explains instructions on how to use Telnet and how to manually set the
printer’s IP address.
