22-1 Fiery on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2003

Chapter 2: Setting up Network Servers

This chapter describes environments that typically include one or more network servers—Novell NetWare servers and Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003 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 4.0/2000/XP/ Server 2003 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 4.0/2000/Server 2003, and AppleShare servers, as well as jobs sent directly from Windows or UNIX workstations. Because AppleShare servers require no special configuration, they are not discussed in this chapter, except for use in a Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 environment (see “Fiery on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/ Server 2003/Server 2003” in the following section).

If your network is based on Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003, proceed to the following section. For information on UNIX workstations, proceed to page 2-17.

Fiery on a TCP/IP network with

Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2003

When a Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 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 clients. Client computers print to the Fiery by printing to the Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003 print server. You can then monitor and control printing at the Windows NT 4.0/ 2000/Server 2003 server computer.