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xiii Network administration features
• The User Guide describes the printing features of the RIP Station for users who send
jobs via remote workstations on the network or via a direct parallel port connection.
It also explains how to use the Fiery WebTools
manage jobs, and provides troubleshooting information for problems that may arise.
• Release Notes provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of
the problems you may encounter.
Network administration features
RIP Station software has several important features that affect you as a network or
printer administrator:
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Direct (native) support of NDS (Novell Directory Services) with NetWare 4.x or 5.x
NetWare 4.x or 5.x can also be supported in bindery emulation.
For NetWare 5.x, only PServer functions are supported, both through NDS and
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Bindery emulation.
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Simultaneous NetWare 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x connections
One NetWare 4.x or 5.x NDS tree and up to eight NetWare 3.x bindery servers (or
NetWare 4.x or 5.x servers in bindery emulation mode) can be connected to the
RIP Station.
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Support for Windows (SMB) printing
Windows printing, also known as SMB (Server Message Block) printing, allows you to
print on TCP/IP networks using SMB, which is built-in Microsoft networking
support, and without additional network software. Printing by this method allows you
to print from your computer to a particular print connection (Hold, Print, or Direct)
on the RIP Station.
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Fiery utilities (Fiery Spooler™, Fiery Downloader™, and ColorWise Pro Tools)
The Fiery utilities can be run from Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, and Mac OS computers.
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Fiery WebTools (Status, WebSpooler, WebLink, Installer, WebSetup, and
Print Monitor)
Fiery WebTools allow you to manage the RIP Station from the Internet or from your
company's intranet. To use the Fiery WebTools, you need to set certain options in
Setup.
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and RIP Station client utilities to
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