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Connecting the Printer
Requirements
General
Before using this printer, confirm that all the environmental and electrical re-
quirements have been met. Connect the printer to the host computer using the
parallel port, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port, or both.
Confirm that all the cables, connectors, and electrical outlets necessary to attach
the printer to the host computer or network are present.
Important
❒ The interface cable is not included in the box. It is your responsibility to pro-
vide an interface cable appropriate for the computer you are using.
❒ This printer comes with network-ready Ethernet capability as standard.
Reference
For more information about using a network, see P.58 “Connecting the Printer
to the Network”.
For more information about using the parallel port, see P.61 “Connecting the
Printer to the Host Using a Parallel Cable”.
Network cable
The Network Interface Board supports 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX connections.
You can use the printer in the following network environments:
• Use the appropriate network management software and printer driver.
• Attach the printer to a networked computer set up as a server.
*1
Only x86 based computers are supported.
*2
NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) mode is not supported.
*3
Under Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 only.
Only for Peer-to-Peer printing.
In a mixed network environment, the protocol switches automatically.
Client
Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000
*1
, Windows NT 4.0
*1
, Macin-
tosh, UNIX
Driver
PCL 6/5e , PostScript 3
File Server
NetWare 3.x, NetWare 4.x, NetWare 5
*2
Protocol
TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI
*3
, AppleTalk