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2-19 Fiery on a network with UNIX workstations
Setting up the Fiery on TCP/IP networks
Every machine (host) on a TCP/IP network, including the Fiery, must have a unique
32-bit internet address (IP address). Contact your network administrator to obtain an
address for the Fiery. Workstations on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the
Fiery as a remote printer, or can print to a Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003 server
or UNIX workstation acting as a print server. Since the Fiery spools jobs and acts as a
print server, there is no advantage in placing another print server between a
workstation and the Fiery. If you choose to do so, however, there is no difference in
setup except that a client machine does not have its own spooling area.
TO SET UP FIERY PRINTING ON UNIX SYSTEMS
1. Specify the appropriate settings in Fiery Network Setup.
Enter a valid IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address for the Fiery.
2. Specify the appropriate settings in Fiery Printer Setup.
Publish the Print queue, Hold queue, and/or Direct queue.
TO SET UP TCP/IP FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE FIERY
1. A superuser (with root login) must add the Fiery to the network’s IP host table or
other system database of network printers.
2. In the file or utility used by your network, specify the remote printer name, the print
server protocol, the queue, and the spool file for the Fiery name you assigned.
3. Make the Fiery available as a printer to other network users.
4. To verify the TCP/IP connection, ping the IP address or the host name. From any
Windows computer on the network, at the MS-DOS command prompt, type:
ping <IP address>
Type the Fiery IP address assigned in Fiery Network Setup.
After the Fiery is set up as a network printer, you can also ping the name you gave to
the Fiery:
ping <hostname>