System Overview; Product Overview - Xerox 4050 Installation Planning Manual

System overview

XEROX DOCUPRINT NETWORK PRINTER SERIES INSTALLATION PLANNING GUIDE FOR MODELS 4050/4090 NPS
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This chapter provides an overview of the features and functions of
the Xerox DocuPrint 4050 NPS and the 4090 NPS.
The DocuPrint system enables personal computer (PC), Sun
Workstation, DEC workstation, HP/Apollo, IBM RS/6000, and Apple
Macintosh users to print PostScript level 2, HP PCL5e, or ASCII
documents on a high-speed Xerox DocuPrint Model 4050 or 4090
NPS printer.
One or more of the following network communication systems may
be used to transport documents from the client workstation to the
printer:
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Ethernet local area network (LAN) running Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), AppleTalk, or
Novell NetWare network protocol software.
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Token Ring running TCP/IP, Novell, or AppleTalk network
protocol software.
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Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) running TCP/IP, Novell
3.x, or Apple Talk network protocols. The FDDI supports a
Single Connection configuration only.
Multiple network devices may be installed on the same NPS
controller. The default network device that ships with your NPS
controller is a 100 Mbit Ethernet connection. You may install other
network devices by installing additional network cards, provided each
card has a unique network to which it connects. For example, if you
use a Token Ring network connection, you have the option of using
the default Ethernet device as a secondary network.
If you choose to install multiple network devices on your NPS
controller, the following parameters apply:
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You must select a primary network device and designate any
others as secondary. The primary network device does not
have to be the default Ethernet device that ships with your
controller; it can be any of the network devices installed.
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You must run the TCP/IP protocol on the primary network
device. You may also run TCP/IP on other network devices. For
each network device running TCP/IP, you must specify a unique
IP address and IP netmask. For the primary network device,
you must specify the HostName and router IP address. The
HostName for any secondary devices is created from the name
chosen for the primary device.

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