Introduction1-1
Introduction Chapter 1
This Network Interface Card (NIC) is a multi protocol device that is
designed to support an Ethernet connection exclusively with the Printer
Controller. This Network Interface Card (NIC) has the following
features:
•Auto recognition of 10Base2 and 10BaseT Ethernet types by the
10BaseT/2 Type card, and auto recognition of 10BaseT and
100BaseT Ethernet types by the 10/100BaseT Type card.
•Fully transparent AppleTalk printing support for the Macintosh,
including support for binary PostScript printing.
•Peer-to-Peer (serverless) discovery printing from Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0 workstations, without a Novell file server
present and without using IP is made possible through using IPX.
•Novell NetWare PSERVER on both bindery based and Novell
Directory Services (NDS).
•lpr/lpd over TCP/IP for UNIX platforms a nd Microsoft’s Win-
dows.
•Raw sockets support over selectable TCP/IP port with filters for
selected UNIX environments.
•IP and IPX SNMP support of MIB-2 and DPI proprietary NIC
MIB.
•SNMP support of standard MIB and proprietary printer MIB’s on
compatible printers.
•Flash memory to allow field upgrades, with capability for either
IPX/SPX or TCP/IP (FTP) download of executable code.
•Network and printer settings from a Web Browser.
•FTP printing to allow users to print directly from their Web
Browser or other FTP client.