Kodak Kodak 10/100 Network Interface Card, 3H0610 manual Assess your network/printing environment

Kodak 10/100 NIC Introduction and Configuration

Step 1: Assess your network/printing environment

Consult with your system/network administrator regarding

¥Protocols: Determine the network protocol(s) (TCP/IP, Novell IPX, AppleTalk and/or NetBIOS) to use for communicating to the printer/ NIC.

¥NIC ConÞguration Platform: Determine the platform that is appropriate for conÞguring NIC network parameters.

¥Servers: Determine any servers that will be used to spool and manage jobs sent to corresponding printer queues.

¥Printing Platforms: Determine the workstation platforms that will be used for creating and sending print jobs.

Step 2: Gather the necessary components

¥Hardware: Kodak printer, Kodak 10/100 NIC, and network cabling certiÞed for 10 or 100 Mbit operation depending on the speed of your network.

¥Networking components: Networking components (cables, converters, hubs, etc.) are not included with the NIC. You must purchase interconnecting networking components needed to support a speciÞc environment separately.

If a BNC (10Base2) connection is required, purchase a BNC/RJ45 transceiver or hub from your local dealer or distributor.

If a direct RJ45 (10/100BaseT) connection from a single computer to a printer is required, a mini-hub and two network cables should be used, minimally. We do not recommend using an Rx/Tx crossover cable to defeat the need for a hub because it is a custom cable that may not be available from a local dealer/distributor. Refer to the RJ54 connector description in Appendix D.

¥NIC ConÞguration Software: Determine the NIC conÞguration utility software appropriate for the platform. Use FastManage Utilities (provided) or NBMon for Windows platforms, Laserwriter Utilities

(provided) for Macintosh platforms. Telnet (not provided) can be used for any platform that supports TCP/IP.

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