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8. 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” or “sftp” command.
❖ Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.0
You can print files directly using “lpr”, “rcp”, “ftp” or “sftp” command.
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 default.
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.
Reference
For details about setting up IPv4 address, see Hardware Guide.
For details about setting the IPv4 address of the printer using DHCP, see
p.341 “Using DHCP”.
This completes the setup for specifying a printer using an IPv4 address
when printing. When using a host name to specify a printer, proceed to
p.288 “Using a Host Name Instead of an IPv4 Address” and continue the
setup.