Terms And Concepts - Epson EPL-6200 Network Manual

Network Guide
❏ EpsonNet Internet Print is a utility that supports printing across the Internet using
Internet Printing Protocol for Windows 98/95/NT 4.0. See "EpsonNet Internet Print" on
page 144.
❏ EpsonNet WebManager is a Web-based utility that helps network administrators to
easily manage network devices. See "EpsonNet WebManager" on page 151.
❏ EpsonNet SetupManager is a utility that provides a simple printer installation and
configuration tool for network administrators, and an easy network printer installation
process for clients. See "About EpsonNet SetupManager" on page 157.
❏ EpsonNet NDPS Gateway is a gateway utility that you can use to print and monitor the
printer status of the Epson printer in the NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services)
environment of NetWare.
For users of printers supporting NetWare Queue-Based Printing, "Using the EpsonNet
NDPS Gateway" on page 78.
For users of printers not supporting NetWare Queue-Based Printing, "Using the
EpsonNet NDPS Gateway" on page 88.

Terms and Concepts

Configuration -- a prepared set of conditions for proper operation of a device. Configuring
the network interface is to prepare it to work with protocols available on a network.
DHCP -- a dynamic host configuration protocol. It is a protocol that assigns dynamic IP
addresses to devices on a network.
EtherTalk -- the communication protocol of AppleTalk governing Ethernet transmissions
ftp -- a TCP/IP application protocol for file transfer
lpd -- a TCP/IP remote printing protocol application
Print queue -- a location where a print job is stored as a file, until the network interface
sends the job to the assigned printer
Protocol -- a rule that controls how data or information is exchanged through a network.
Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using different protocols.
Remote printer -- a shared printer connected elsewhere on the network, but under the
control of a NetWare print server
TCP/IP -- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a layer of protocols that
provides communication between nodes on a network
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Introduction