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Chapter 2 Installing Printer Emulations
9. Make note of the file name, which is a six digit number plus .prg,
e.g., 123456.prg.
This is the file you will download into the NIC.
10. Copy the file to the download directory.
11. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labele d
MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.)
12. At the command prompt type:
C:<Enter>
cd \download<Enter>
13. Start the FTP protocol by typing:
ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx<Enter>
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx represents the IP A ddress of the printer.)
14. Log in to the printer by typing:
root<Enter>
You are given a password prompt.
15. At the password prompt, press <Enter>.
16. Once logged in, type the following sequence at the command promp t to
download the filename.prg file to the printer:
cd dest<Enter>
cd d1prn<Enter>
bin<Enter>
put filename.prg<Enter>
(where filename.prg is the file name you noted in step 9.)
17. As the file downloads, the FTP program shows the progress as a
percentage. Once the download is complete, exit out o f the FTP program
by typing:
quit<Enter>
Note You must use the Unzipped directory, since this contains the
uncompressed files necessary for NIC download.
Note The default is no password. If the FTP program requires a passwo rd,
contact your system administrator.
Caution Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started.
Interrupting a download will damage the flash memory on the
controller board and the NIC.