Chapter 1: Connecting To The Network; Docucolor On The Network - Xerox DocuColor 5750 Administrator's Manual

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1-1 DocuColor on the network

Chapter 1:
Connecting to
the Network
This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up a DocuColor, and includes diagrams
that refer you to other chapters or other manuals for completing your installation. If
you check those references, you should be able to find the information you need
quickly.
DocuColor on the network
When the DocuColor is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked PostScript
printer. The built-in Ethernet interface on the DocuColor supports the following
network protocols:
• TCP/IP (the lpd, nbt, and http protocols)
TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The lpd proto-
col is the standard TCP/IP printing protocol. The nbt protocol supports Windows
(WINS) printing. The http protocol is the protocol used for connection to the Inter-
net.
• IPX/SPX (Novell)
IPX/SPX stands for Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange.
These protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each
other) are supported on the Windows, and UNIX platforms and can run concurrently
on the same Ethernet cable. Workstations that use other protocols can print through a
server that uses one of the protocols mentioned, or they can print to the DocuColor
parallel port. A Token Ring option is also available. This option supports the TCP/IP
and IPX protocols. The DocuColor is auto-sensing, and can handle all of these con-
nections simultaneously.
When you add a DocuColor to a network, it is assumed that a network administrator
will have already installed a network cabling system and connected workstations and
servers.