2. Print Server Installation

Preparation

To meet users’ network printing needs in today’s heterogeneous and multiple protocol networking environments, the print server supports industrial standard protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk. This means that the print server supports the most popular network operating systems today, including NetWare, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, UNIX systems and Macintosh computer. As such, there might be several ways to deploy the print server on your network.

Supported Networks

Print server supports a variety of network protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk. In addition, we provide software for network configuration on the following networks:

Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.x, 5.x (Bindery and NDS) Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me

Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Apple EtherTalk

UNIX /Linux system

Internet (via Internet Printer Connection software)

Configuration Solution Table

Setup Operating

Function

Remarks

System

 

 

PSAdmin utility / Setup Wizard

 

Windows 95/98/Me

Install a single network on

Easy printer installation runs from

Windows

a peer-to-peer or

print server setup CD

NT/2000/XP/2003

client-server network

 

Embedded Web server

 

Windows 95/98/Me

Remote setup print server

Follow standard browse, e.g. IE or

Windows

from private LAN

Netscape

NT/2000/XP/2003

 

 

Mac OS, Linux…

 

 

HP Web JetAdmin

 

 

Windows

Remote management of

Print server solution for continual

NT/2000/XP/2003

print server, include

management of multiple printers-

 

alert and consumables

anywhere on your LAN

Internet Printing Protocol

 

 

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