Printing Files Directly From Windows; Setup; Using A Host Name Instead Of An Ipv4 Address - Ricoh Printer Quick Installation Manual

Printing Files Directly from Windows

You can print files directly using Windows commands. For example, you can print PS files for PS3.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008
You can print files directly using "lpr", "rcp", or "ftp" command.
• To use "sftp" commands, use an sftp client software that is compatible with ssh v2.

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/Vista or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, install
"Printing service for UNIX" as the network application.
• For details about setting up IPv4 address, see "Configuration", Hardware Guide.
• For details about setting the IPv4 address of the printer using DHCP, see "Using DHCP".
• p.385 "Using DHCP"

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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