TROY Group MAN-EXT2000 manual PrintraNet Remote Internet Printing, PrintraNet Concepts

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PrintraNet Remote Internet Printing

Overview

TROY XCD's PrintraNet product is a software driver for WindowsTM 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT that allows a PC user at one location to send a print job to a printer con- nected to an TROY XCD print server at a remote location across the Internet in a simple and transparent manner. For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document directly from his Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in Chicago. The PC may be attached to a Local Area Network, or it may be connected via a dial-up PPP link to an Internet Service Provider. Because of the low cost of access- ing the Internet, the PrintraNet software can save the user a significant amount of money in toll charges, particularly when international communications is involved.

If you did not receive the PrintraNet software on diskette or CD-ROM, you may download it from the TROY XCD web site (http://www.troyxcd.com).

PrintraNet Concepts

The PrintraNet software is installed using a standard Win- dows Installation Wizard. It creates a virtual port on the Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT PC that operates similar to the standard LPT1 printer port from the applica- tions program point of view. The user can use the Windows

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