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2-18 Setting up Network Servers
The following information applies especially to the GA-1120:
• The GA-1120 is a printer controller that understands lpd protocols.
• The GA-1120 has a remote printer name you must use in order to communicate with it
successfully.
For details, see the next section.
Important note about the remote printer name
Whichever UNIX system you use, the name used for the remote printer (or rp in the
/etc/printcap file) in configuring the GA-1120 must be one of the following:
print
hold
The remote printer name is also used when setting up your
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Workstation or Windows NT 4.0/2000 Server to connect
to the GA-1120 over TCP/IP. Enter the remote printer name when you set up your
Windows NT 4.0/2000 printer, as the “Name of printer or print queue on that (lpd
host) server” in the Add LPR Compatible Printer dialog box.
For the Windows 2000/XP printer driver, enter the remote printer name for Queue
Name under LPR Settings in the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog
box.
Setting up the GA-1120 on TCP/IP networks
Every machine (host) on a TCP/IP network, including the GA-1120, must have a
unique 32-bit internet address (IP address). Contact your network administrator to
obtain an address for the GA-1120. Workstations on a TCP/IP network can print
directly to the GA-1120 as a remote printer, or can print to a Windows NT 4.0/2000
server or UNIX workstation acting as a print server. Since the GA-1120 spools jobs
and acts as a print server, there is no advantage in placing another print server between
a workstation and the GA-1120. 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.