Special Operations Under Windows; Printing Files Directly From Windows; Setup; Using A Host Name Instead Of An Ipv4 Address - Ricoh 917F Operating Instructions Manual

6. Special Operations under Windows

This chapter describes how to print files directly from 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 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2
You can print files directly using lpr, rcp ftp or sftp command.
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008
You can print files directly using lpr, 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 network administrator for the local setting information.
3. To print under Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, install
"Printing service for UNIX" as the network application.
• p.363 "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 IP 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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