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Using Your Printer on a Network
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Using Your Printer on a
Network
If you work in a networked environment, the printer can be
shared by other users on the network.
This chapter includes:
• About Sharing the Printer on a Network
• Setting Up a Network-Connected Printer (Phaser
6110N only)
NOTE
: If you are a Phaser 6110N user, you can only connect
your printer to a network locally, for use via a single computer.
About Sharing the Printer on a
Network
If you work in a networked environment, you can connect your
printer to the network.
Locally-Shared Printer
You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer,
which is called the “host computer” on the network. The printer
can then be shared by other users on the network through a
Windows 98/Me/XP/NT 4.0/2000/2003 network printer
connection.
For details about sharing the printer locally, see the
Software
Section
.
Wired Network-connected Printer (Phaser
6110N only)
The Phaser 6110N printer has a built-in network interface. For
more information about connecting your printer to a network, see
2.6.
Printing Across a Network
Whether the printer is locally connected or network-connected,
you need to install the Phaser 6110N series printer software on
each computer that prints documents using the printer.
Setting Up a Network-Connected
Printer (Phaser 6110N only)
You have to set up the network protocols on the printer to use
it as your network printer. Setting protocols can be
accomplished by using the SetIP program.
Supported Operating Systems
NOTE
: The operating systems supported by the network card
may be different than the operating systems supported by the
printer. The following table shows the network environments
supported by the printer.
• TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• BOOTP: Bootstrap Protocol
Item Requirements
Network Interface Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX (standard)
Network Operating
System
• Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/2003/XP
• Various Linux OS
• Macintosh OS 10.3 ~ 10.4
Network Protocols • TCP/IP on Windows
•IPP, SNMP
Dynamic Addressing
Server
DHCP, BOOTP