Special Operations under Windows

In other cases

Add the IP address and host name of the network printer to the hosts file on the computer used for printing. Methods of addition vary depending on operating systems.

Windows 95/98/Me

A Copy \WINDOWS\HOSTS.SAM to the same directory and name it “HOSTS” with no extension.

B Open the "\WINDOWS\HOSTS" file created using memo pad files,

 

for instance.

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C Add an IP address and host name

 

 

to the hosts file using the follow-

 

ing format:

 

192.168.15.16 host # NP

"192.168.15.16" is the IP address, "host" is the printer's host name, and "#NP" is replaced by com- ments. Insert a space or tab between "192.168.15.16" and "host", between "host" and "#NP" respec- tively, using one line for this for- mat.

D Save the file.Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.0A Open the hosts file using memo pad files, for instance.

The hosts file is in the following folder:

\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIV-ERS\ETC\HOSTS

"\WINNT" is the directory of the installation destination for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0.

B Add an IP address and host name to the hosts file using the following format:

192.168.15.16 host # NP

"192.168.15.16" is the IP address, "host" is the printer's host name, and "#NP" is replaced by com- ments. Insert a space or tab between "192.168.15.16" and "host", between "host" and "#NP" respec- tively, using one line for this for- mat.

C Save the file.

Printing Commands

The following explains printing operations using the “lpr”, “rcp”, and “ftp” commands.

Enter commands using the command prompt window. The location of the command prompts varies depending on operating systems:

Windows 95/98

[Start] - [Programs] - [MS-DOSPrompt]

Windows Me

[Start] - [Programs] - [Accessories] -[MS-DOS Prompt]

Windows 2000

[Start] - [Programs] - [Accessories] -

[Command Prompt]

Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

[Start] - [All Programs] - [Accesso- ries] - [Command Prompt]

Windows NT 4.0

[Start] - [Programs] - [Command

Prompt]

Note

Match the data format of the file to be printed with the emulation mode of the printer.

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