Special Operations Under Windows; Printing Files Directly From Windows; Setup; Using A Host Name Instead Of An Ipv4 Address - Ricoh 9100DN - Aficio SP B/W Laser Printer Software Manual

7. Special Operations under Windows

Printing Files Directly from Windows

You can print files directly using Windows commands. For example, you can print PostScript files for
PostScript 3.
Windows 95/98/Me
You can print files directly using "ftp" or "sftp" command.
Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.0
You can print files directly using "lpr", "rcp", "ftp" or "sftp" command.

Setup

Follow the procedure below to make network environment settings.
1. Enable TCP/IP with the control panel, and then set up the printer's network environment
about TCP/IP including IP addresses.
TCP/IP of the printer is set as default.
2. Install a TCP/IP in Windows to set up the network environment.
Consult the administrator for the local setting information.
3. To print under Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows NT 4.0, install
"Printing service for UNIX" as the network application. To print under Windows NT 4.0,
install "Microsoft TCP/IP printing" as the network application.
• For details about setting up IPv4 address, see Hardware Guide.
• For details about setting the IPv4 address of the printer using DHCP, see p.319 "Cautions to
Take When Using in a network".

Using a Host Name Instead of an IPv4 Address

When a host name is defined, you can specify a printer by host name instead of IPv4 address. The host
names vary depending on the network environment.
When using DNS
Use the host name set to the data file on the DNS server.
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