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11. UNIX System Network
11.1 Introduction
The MFP Server is available for TCP/IP printing by Unix LPD (Line Printer Daemon) protocol.
The LPD protocol originated with Unix release is based on the BSD version of Unix and
supported under most versions of Unix.
This chapter explains how to configure the MFP Server for TCP/IP operation, and how to
modify configuration files on your Unix system to allow printing to the MFP Server. The
configuration examples in this manual follow the syntax for BSD based Unix systems. Please
refer to the related system documentation for the correct syntax of your systems.
To configure the MFP Server for LPD printing, perform the procedures below:
1. Enable MFP Server’s TCP/IP Support.
2. Set up MFP Server’s IP address.
3. Verify MFP Server’s IP Address.
4. Configure remote LPD printing on the host.
5. Print a test page.
In the next sections, we will describe these five procedures step by step.
11.2 Enable MFP Server’s TCP/IP Support
The default configuration of the MFP Server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you can
configure the MFP Server to enable TCP/IP support using the configuration program.
11.3 Setup MFP Server’s IP Address
The MFP Server must have a unique IP address in order to be recognized by the network.
You can set up the IP address on the various Unix systems using any one of the following
methods:
1. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
2. BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol)
The MFP Server will use the last two methods to obtain its IP address automatically if its IP
address is configured as Auto (0.0.0.0).
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