5.Special Operations under Windows

Printing Files Directly from Windows

You can print files directly using Windows commands. For example, you can print PostScript files for PostScript 3.

❖Windows 95/98/Me

You can print files directly using ftp command.

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

You can print files directly using lpr, rcp or ftp command.

Reference

For details about setting the IP address of the printer using DHCP, see p.139 “Using DH- CP”.

This completes the setup for specifying a printer using an IP address when printing. When using a host name to specify a printer, proceed to p.133 “Using a Host Name Instead of an IP Address” and continue the set- up.

Setup

Follow the procedure below to make network environment settings.

A Enable TCP/IP with the control panel, and then set up the printer ’s network environment about TCP/IP including IP addresses.

TCP/IP of the printer is set as de- fault.

B Install a TCP/IP in Windows to set up the network environment.

Consult the network administrator for the local setting information.

C To print under Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows NT 4.0, install “Printing service for UNIX” as the network application. To print under Windows NT 4.0, install “Microsoft TCP/IP printing” as the network application.

Using a Host Name Instead of an IP Address

When a host name is defined, you can specify a printer by host name instead of IP address. The host names vary depending on the network environ- ment.

When using DNS

Use the host name set to the data file on the DNS server.

When setting the IP address of a printer using DHCP

Use the printer name on the configuration page as the host name.

Reference

For details about printing a configuration page, see Printer Refer- ence.

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