Windows Peer To Peer Printing Configuration - Kyocera FS-600 Network Manual

Windows Peer to Peer Printing Configuration

Peer to Peer printing is available for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0.
What is Windows Peer to Peer Printing
The peer to peer printing software which is included with the EcoLAN 2000E allows
Windows PCs to communicate directly with network attached printers. A network server,
such as NetWare or Windows NT, is not required for peer to peer printing. The peer to
peer printing software must be installed on each PC that will use peer to peer printing.
Once the peer to peer printing software is installed, all EcoLAN 2000E boards on the
network automatically appear in the list of available printer ports.
The peer to peer printing software can also be used in networks where servers are
present, however, often the server print services are utilized instead. Server-based print
services offer centralized printing management and spooling and do not require software
(other than the printer driver) to be installed on each PC.
Peer to Peer Printing over IP or IPX
Peer to peer printing is available over both the IP and the IPX protocols. At least one of
these protocols must be installed before peer to peer printing may be used. It is assumed
that the IP protocol will be used for peer to peer printing only if the Windows PCs are
already configured with IP addresses; otherwise, the simpler to configure IPX protocol
would most likely be used.
If Using Peer to Peer over IP
Configure the 2000E IP address with DHCP (page 18), with the printer front panel (page
19), or with the NTBOOTP utility (page 15), then return to this section to complete peer to
peer printing installation.
If Using Peer to Peer over IPX
The IPX protocol must be installed on each PC that will use peer to peer printing over IPX.
The following instructions describe installation of the IPX protocol for Windows 95 or 98.
Installation for Windows NT 4.0 is very similar (check the Protocol tab for NWLink IPX/
SPX Compatible Transport).
1. Click on the Windows Start button and select Settings, Control Panel, Network.
2. Check to see if IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol is displayed on the list of network
components. If it is on the list, IPX is already installed. Please continue with the next
section. If it is NOT on the list, click on Add.
3. Double click on Protocol, click on Microsoft, and double click on IPX/SPX-
compatible Protocol. Windows will prompt for the required Windows disks to install
the IPX protocol.
4. Once the files are copied, click on OK to close the network control panel. Windows
will prompt to restart the system. The IPX protocol will not be active until the system is
restarted.