Chapter 2: Setting Up Network Servers; Fiery On A Tcp/Ip Network With Windows Nt 4.0 - Fiery EX12 Configuration Manual

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2-1 Fiery on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0

Chapter 2:
Setting up
Network Servers
This chapter describes environments that typically include one or more network
servers—Novell NetWare, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 servers—that share
printing to the Fiery. It describes setting up servers that use IPX/SPX or TCP/IP
protocols for communicating with the Fiery. In addition, it includes guidelines for
setting up direct communication from Windows NT 4.0 workstations or UNIX
workstations, where a network server is optional. This chapter also outlines the
requirements for users to print to the Fiery and run Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools.
The Fiery can accept jobs concurrently from NetWare, Windows NT 4.0, and
AppleShare servers, as well as jobs sent directly from Windows NT 4.0 or UNIX
workstations. Because AppleShare servers require no special configuration, they are
not discussed in this chapter, except for use in a Windows NT 4.0 environment
(see the following section).
If your network is based on Windows NT 4.0, proceed to the following section.
For information on UNIX workstations, proceed to
Fiery on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0
When a Windows NT 4.0 computer is configured to connect to the Fiery using
TCP/IP, it can print directly to the Fiery. If the computer shares the printer over the
network, it is acting as a print server to Windows NT 4.0/2000 clients. Client
computers print to the Fiery by printing to the Windows NT 4.0 print server. You
can then monitor and control printing at the Windows NT 4.0 server computer.
With TCP/IP protocols loaded, you can run Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools from a
Windows NT 4.0/2000 or Windows 9x/Me/XP computer.
The Windows NT 4.0 server can also use AppleTalk protocols to print to the Fiery as
an alternative to TCP/IP.
When you create a printer to share with AppleTalk users, do not "capture" the
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printer. Capturing the printer forces all users to print to the server, rather than directly
to the printer. If you capture the printer, Fiery print connections will not appear in the
Mac OS Chooser.
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