Rip Station On A Tcp/Ip Network With Windows Nt 4.0 - Epson RIP Station 5100 Administrator's Manual

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5-8 Setting up Network Servers

RIP Station on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0

When a Windows NT 4.0 computer is configured to connect to the RIP Station using
TCP/IP, it can print directly to the RIP Station. If the computer shares the printer over
the network, it is acting as a print server to Windows NT 4.0 clients. Client machines
print to the RIP Station by printing to the Windows NT 4.0 print server. Printing can
then be monitored and controlled at the Windows NT 4.0 server machine.
With TCP/IP protocols loaded, you can run the Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools
from a Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows 95/98 computer.
The Windows NT 4.0 server can also use AppleTalk protocols for printing to the
RIP Station as an alternative to TCP/IP. When creating a printer to share with
AppleTalk users, do not "capture" the printer. Capturing the printer forces all users to
print to the server rather than directly to the printer. If you capture the printer,
RIP Station print connections will not appear in the Mac OS Chooser.
Tips for experts—Windows NT 4.0 with TCP/IP
Setting up printing from Windows NT 4.0 using TCP/IP protocols is similar in some
respects to setting up UNIX workstations with TCP/IP. When TCP/IP network
connections are made from Windows NT 4.0 workstations, note the following:
• Make sure you have a valid IP address for the RIP Station and for any workstations that
will print to it or run the Fiery utilities.
• In RIP Station Network Setup>Protocol Setup>TCP/IP Setup>Ethernet Setup, enable
TCP/IP and enter the IP address for the RIP Station. Also enter the Subnet mask and
Gateway address.
• Make sure the RIP Station name and address are listed in a domain name server (DNS)
or hosts name database used by your system.
• Make sure the system host table includes the correct name for the RIP Station as a
remote printer.
For information on the remote printer name, see page 5-16.