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3-18 Setting up Network Servers
DocuColor on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT
When a Windows NT computer is configured to connect to the DocuColor using
TCP/IP, it can print directly to the DocuColor. If the computer shares the printer over
the network, it is acting as a print server to Windows NT and Windows 95 clients.
The client machines print to the DocuColor by printing to the Windows NT print
server. Printing can then be monitored and controlled at the Windows NT server
machine.
Typical system combinations are:
• Print server running Windows NT Server; clients running Windows NT
Workstation and Windows 95
• Print server running Windows NT Workstation and clients running Windows 95
With TCP/IP protocols loaded, you can also run the remote utilities from a
Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation computer. Windows 95 clients can
also run the WebTools over TCP/IP.
If there are many Mac OS computers or other PostScript printers at the site, the
Windows NT server can also use AppleTalk protocols for printing to the DocuColor.
You can load AppleTalk on the Windows NT server as an alternative to TCP/IP (see
page 3-27).
Tips for experts—Windows NT with TCP/IP
Setting up printing from Windows NT using TCP/IP protocols is similar in some
respects to setting up UNIX workstations with TCP/IP. When TCP/IP network
connections are made from Windows NT workstations, note the following:
• Make sure you have a valid IP address for the DocuColor and for any workstations that
will print to it or run the remote utilities.
• In DocuColor Network Setup>Protocol Setup>TCP/IP Setup>Ethernet Setup (or Token
Ring Setup), enable TCP/IP and enter the IP address for the DocuColor. Also enter the
Subnet mask and Gateway address.
• Make sure your DocuColor name and address are listed in a domain name services
(DNS) or a host name database used by your system.
• Make sure your system host table includes the correct internal name for the DocuColor
as a remote printer. See page 3-30 for more information.