Getting Started; Introduction; Supported Network Environments; Network Printer Card - Ricoh Aficio SP 5100N User Manual

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Getting started

Introduction

The Network Printer Card allows you to connect your printer
directly to a network to share the printer among multiple users.
The printer functions as a network print server supporting
various network environments, such as Windows 98/Me/NT/
2000/XP/2003, UNIX, and Macintosh 8.6 or higher.
This guide explains how to install the 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
Windows 98, NT, ME,
2000, XP, 2003
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.
Macintosh Macintosh 8.6 ~
9.2, 10.1 ~
10.3, or higher
Printing
Action
protocol
TCP/IP, LPD See Chapter 4,
(LPR), IPP "TCP/IP
environment."
TCP/IP, LPD See Chapter 4,
(LPR) "TCP/IP
environment."
TCP/IP, See Chapter 5,
EtherTalk, "EtherTalk
Bonjour environment."
1.1
Getting started
N
: Your printer may not support all of the listed computing
OTE
environments (operating systems). Therefore, check the
network environment your printer supports in the user's guide
that came with the printer.

Network Printer Card

System requirements

The following hardware is required to configure your printer for
network applications.
Computer
IBM - • 80486 CPU or higher
compatible PC • Minimum of 16 MB of RAM
• 2 MB of free disk space
Macintosh • PowerPC 68020 or higher
• Minimum of 8 MB of RAM
• 2 MB of free disk space
Connecting your Network Printer
Card
1
Use a twisted pair cable with an RJ-45 connector to
connect the printer to your network.
Once a connection is established between the wired
network printer card and your network, the link LEDs on
the card light.
Activity LED: Blinks
when data packets are
being transferred.
Link LED: Lights when
the printer card is
connected to the
network.
2
Set up your printer's IP address. See "IP address setup" on
page 2.2.
Requirements