MINOLTA-QMS PagePro 4100E, 4179-255 User Manual

Network Interface Card

User’s Manual

PagePro 4100E users:

Your printer does not come with a
Network Interface Card. A card is,
however, available as an option.

PagePro 4100GN users:

Your printer has network interface
functions built into its controller board.

4110-7722-01

for PagePro 4100E/4100GN

Foreword

Softw ar e Lic en se Ag re emen t an d Warranty

Software Lice nse Agr eement

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USER INSTRUCTIONS (FOR U.S.A.)

FCC PART 15- RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES WARNING

FCC: Declaration of Conformity

Product Type Network Interface Card
Product Nam e 4179-255
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the foll owing two conditions:
(1) this de vice may not cause har mfu l interference, and
(2) this devic e must accept any interference received,
including interference that may ca use undesired operation.

MINOLTA

4179-255

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, us es, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not ins talled and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no gua rantee that interfe rence will not occur in a particu­lar installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio
or televisi on reception, which can be determ ined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following m easures:

●

Reorient or relocate the recei ving antenna.

●

Increa se the sep a ra t ion b etw een th e equipm ent and the receive r.

●

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from
that to w hich the receive r is connected.

●

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.

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The design and production of this unit conform to FCC regulations, and
any changes or modi fications must be registered with the FCC and are sub­ject to FCC control. Any changes made by the purchaser or user without
first contacting the manufacturer will be subject to penalty under FCC reg­ulations.

This devic e m us t be used with shielde d network (10/100BASE-T) cable.
The use of non-shielded cables is likely to result in interference with radio
communications and is prohibited under FCC rules.

USER INSTRUCTIONS (Fo r Canada)

INTERFERENCE-CAUSING EQUIPMENT STANDARD
(ICES-003 ISSUE 3) WARNING

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICE S-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003
du Canada.

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USER INSTRUCTIONS (FOR Europe)

CE Marking (Declaration of Conformity)

We declare under our sole responsibility that the Network Interface Card
for use with Minolta/QMS PagePro 4100 printer, to which this declaration
relates ar e in co n f or mity wi th th e specifi c ation s below.

This declaration is val id for the area of the European Union (EU) only.

Product Type Network Interface Card
Product Name 4179-255
Standard EMC: EN55 022 (Class B)/1998

:Lim its an d me thod for m ea su remen t of radio di st ur ba n ce
char acteristic of informatio n technology equipment (ITE)

EN61000 -3-2 (Class A)/1995 (A13)
:El ectromagneti c compatibil ity (EMC) - Part 3:Lim its
Section 2:Limits for harmonic currents emissions
(equipm ent input current≤16A pe r phase )

EN61000-3-3/1995
:El ectromagneti c compatibil ity (EMC) - Part 3:Lim its
Section 3:Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker in
low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated
current≤16A

EN55024/1998
Inform ation technology equipment - Immunit y
characteristic s - Limits and methods of measurement

IEC61000-4-2/1995 A1
Elect ro m a gn etic co m p at ibilit y (E M C )
Part 4: Testing and measurement t echniques
Section 2: Electrostatic discharge immunity test

IEC61000-4-3/1995
Elect ro m a gn etic co m p at ibilit y (E M C )
Part 4: Testing and measurement t echniques
Section 3: Radiated, radio-frequ ency electromagnetic field
immunity test

IEC61000-4-4/1995
Elect ro m a gn etic co m p at ibilit y (E M C )
Part 4: Testing and measurement t echniques
Section 4: Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test

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IEC61000-4-5/1995
Elect ro m a gn etic co m p at ibilit y (E M C )
Part 4: Testing and measurement t echniques
Section 5: Surge immunity test

IEC61000-4-6/1996
Elect ro m a gn etic co m p at ibilit y (E M C )
Part 4: Testing and measurement t echniques
Section 6: Conducted disturbances inducted by radio­frequency fields - Immunity test

IEC61000-4-8/1993
Elect ro m a gn etic co m p at ibilit y (E M C )
Part 4: Testing and measurement t echniques
Section 8: Powe r-frequency magnetic field im munity test

IEC61000-4-11/1994
Elect ro m a gn etic co m p at ibilit y (E M C )
Part 4: Testing and measurement t echniques
Section 11: Voltage dips, short int erruptions and voltage
va riations immunity test

EC Directive EMC: 89/336/EEC and 93/68/ EEC

This devic e m us t be used with shielde d network (10/100BASE-T) cable.
The use of non-shielded cables is likely to result in interference with radio
communications and is prohibited under 89/336/EEC rules.

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Welcome

Congratulations on your selection of this quality Minolta/QMS
Network Interface Card for PagePro 4100.
This User’s Manual provides information about how to set up the Net­work Interface Card and operate the printer in a netwo rk environment.

Trademark Acknowledgements

PagePro is a trademark of MINOLTA CO., LTD.
Mino lta is a regist ere d trad em ark of MINO LTA CO. , LTD .
QMS and the QMS logo are registered trademarks of QMS, Inc.
Apple, AppleTalk, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple

Compu t er, Inc.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.
HP Lase rJ et III, HP Las er Je t IIISi , HP L as erJet 4 Si, are regist er ed

trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. HP UNIX is a trademark of
Hewlett-Pa ck ard Co m p any.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Win­dows, Windows NT, and I nternet Explorer are tr ademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.

Netscape Communications, the Netscape Communications logo,
Netsc ap e Naviga tor, Netscap e Communi ca tor, and Netsca p e are tr ade­marks of Netscape Communications Corporation.

Novell, Net Ware, and U NIX are regis tered trademarks of Novell, Inc.
PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.
SCO UN IX is a trad em ark of The Sa nta Cr u z Ope rat io n, Inc .
SUN an d Solar is are t rademark s of SUN Micro s ys te ms, Inc .
ULTRIX is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.

All other product names are trademarks or r egistered trademarks of
their resp ec tive holde rs.

Copyright 2000 MINOLTA CO., LTD
The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.

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About This Manual

The following shows the general outline of this manual.

Chapter 1 - Getting Ready

Chapter 2 - Installing the
Network Card

Foreword

Read the section for
your particular
network enviro nm en t.

Chapter 3 - Windows
Configuration

Chapter 4 - NetWare
Configuration

Chapter 5 - Macintosh
Configuration

Chapter 6 - UNIX
Configuration

Read the following
chapters when
necessary.

Reference these
ch apters as required.

Chapter 7 - Setting Up IP
Parameters

Chapter 8 - Using the
Utility Software

Chapter 9 - Using a Web
Browser to Make Set­tings

Chapter 10 - Using Tel­net to Make Settings

Chapter 11 - Trouble­shooting

Chapter 12 - Jumper
Switch Settings

Chapter 13 - Specifica­tions

Appendix A - Installing
and Setting Up Net­work Protocol (Win­dows)

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Getting Ready

1-1 Bundled Items.................................................. 1-2

1-2 System Requirements..................................... 1-4

Chapter 2: Installing the Network Card

2-1 Preparing the Printer....................................... 2-1

2-2 Connecting a Network Cable .......................... 2-2

2-3 Setting Up the Network Card.......................... 2-3

Chapter 3: Windo ws Config ur ati on

3-1 Windows 95/98................................................. 3-1

3-1-1 Peer-to-Peer Printing with TCP/IP ........... 3-2

3-1-2 Peer-to-Peer Printing with IPX/SPX......... 3-4

3-2 Windows NT ..................................................... 3-5

3-2-1 Peer-to-Peer Printing with TCP/IP ........... 3-5

3-2-2 LPR Printing ............................................ 3-7

3-3 Windows 2000.................................................. 3-9

3-3-1 Peer-to-Peer Printing with TCP/IP ........... 3-9

3-3-2 LPR Printing .......................................... 3-11

Chapter 4: NetWare Configuration

4-1 NetWa re 3.x Configuration.............................. 4-2

4-1-1 Starting up PCONSOLE and Selecting the

File Server............................................... 4-3

4-1-2 Creating a Print Queue............................ 4-4

4-1-3 Specifying the Print Server Name ........... 4-4

4-1-4 Configuring the Print Server .................... 4-5

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4-1-5 Assigning Print Queues to the Printer ..... 4-6

4-1-6 Setting Up the Printer NOTIFY Options

(Optional)................................................. 4-7

4-1-7 Installing the Pr int Server on Multiple File

Servers .................................................... 4-8

4-1-8 Primary File Server.................................. 4-9

4-1-9 Pref er red File Server ............................... 4-9

4-2 NetWare 4.x Configuration Using Bindery

Emulation........................................................ 4-10

4-2-1 Confirming the Bindery Context............. 4-10

4-2-2 Configuring in the Bindery Mode........... 4-11

4-3 Configuration Usin g Novell Directory

Services.......................................................... 4-13

4-3-1 Creating a Printer Object....................... 4-15

4-3-2 Creating a Print Server Object............... 4-16

4-3-3 Creating a Print Queue Object .............. 4-16

4-3-4 Assigning a Printer Object..................... 4-18

4-3-5 Assigning a Print Server Object............. 4-19

4-3-6 Checking Assignments.......................... 4-20

4-3-7 Printer Configuration and Reset ............ 4-21

Chapter 5: Macintosh Configuration

5-1 Setting Up AppleTalk....................................... 5-1

5-2 Selecting and Settin g Up the Printer.............. 5-1

5-3 Network Card Configuration........................... 5-2

Chapter 6: UNIX Confi gu ration

6-1 Printer-based lpd Configuration..................... 6-3

6-1-1 BSD System ............................................ 6-4

6-1-2 AIX Version 2.5........................................ 6-5

6-1-3 AIX 4.0..................................................... 6-6

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6-1-4 HP-UX...................................................... 6-6

6-1-5 AS/400..................................................... 6-7

6-1-6 DEC ULTRIX 4.3 RISC, OSF1/ALPHA.... 6-8

6-1-7 SCO UNIX ............................................... 6-9

6-1-8 System V Release 4, Solaris 2.x ........... 6-10

6-2 Host-based lpd Configuration...................... 6-11

6-2-1 Loading the Program............................. 6-12

6-2-2 Selecting Filters..................................... 6-13

6-2-2-1Selecting a Filter Manually.............. 6-13

6-2-3 Solaris Version 1, OSF1 ........................ 6-14

6-2-4 DEC ULTRIX 4.3.................................... 6-16

6-2-5 HP-UX System....................................... 6-17

6-2-6 System V (Solaris Version 2), System V

Release 4/386 Base Machine ................ 6-19

6-2-7 SCO UNIX ............................................. 6-21

6-2-8 AIX RISC System/6000 ......................... 6-23

6-2-8-1Virtual Printer Commands............... 6-25

6-2-8-2AIX Print Command......................... 6-25

Chapter 7: Setting Up IP Parameters

7-1 Assigning IP Addresses Using ARP

(For Windows).................................................. 7-2

7-2 Assigning IP Addresses Using ARP

(For UNIX)......................................................... 7-4

7-3 Assigning IP Addresses Using the BOOTP

Daemon (For UNIX).......................................... 7-6

7-4 Assigning IP Addresses Using the RARP

Daemon (For UNIX).......................................... 7-7

7-5 Using the DHCP Daemon (For UNIX) ............. 7-9

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Chapter 8: Using the Utility Software

8-1 Management Access Program (Windows) .... 8-1

8-1-1 Installing MAP.......................................... 8-2

8-1-2 Using MAP...................... ......... ......... ....... 8-3

8-2 Peer-to-Peer Printing Program (Windows) .... 8-5

8-2-1 IP Peer-to-Peer Printing Program

(Windows)................................................ 8-5

8-2-1-1Insta lling the IP Peer-to-Peer Printing

Program............................................. 8-5

8-2-1-2Using the IP Peer-to-Peer Printing

Program............................................. 8-7

8-2-2 IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing Program

(Windows).............................................. 8-10

8-2-2-1 Ins talling the IPX Peer-to-Peer

Printing Program ............................. 8-10

8-3 BOOTP (Windows)......................................... 8-13

8-3-1 Using BOO TP.......................... .............. 8-14

8-4 NIManage for AppleTalk (Macintosh)........... 8-15

8-4-1 Using NIManage...................... ......... ..... 8-15

8-4-1-1Configuration.............................. ..... 8-17

8-4-1-2Error Log ......................................... 8-17

8-4-1-3Setting Up the Protocol ................... 8-18

8-4-1-4Setting Up the Status Page............. 8-19

8-5 NWSetup (Windows)...................................... 8-19

8-5-1 Installing NWSetup................................ 8-20

8-5-2 Using NWSetup....................... ......... ..... 8-21

8-5-2-1Selecting a Print Server................... 8-21

8-5-2-2Novell NetWare Settings................. 8-22

8-5-2-3Print Server Settings ....................... 8-24

8-5-2-4Setting Up Notification..................... 8-27

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Chapter 9: Using a Web Browser to Make Settings

9-1 Operating Conditions...................................... 9-1

9-1-1 Supported Web Browsers ........................ 9-1

9-2 Access Methods............................................... 9-2

9-3 Printer Monitor................................................. 9-3

9-3-1 Printer Status........................................... 9-4

9-3-2 Summary ................................................. 9-4

9-3-2-1Input Tray.......................................... 9-5

9-3-2-2Output Bin ......................................... 9-6

9-3-2-3Others................................................ 9-6

9-3-2-4System .............................................. 9-7

9-3-3 Network.................................................... 9-8

9-3-4 Operationa l P an el.................... ......... ....... 9-9

9-3-5 About .............................. ......... ......... ....... 9-9

9-3-6 Network Card Setting............................. 9-10

9-4 Network Card Settin gs .................................. 9-10

9-4-1 TCP/IP Configuration............................. 9-12

9-4-2 NetWare Configuration.......................... 9-15

9-4-3 AppleTalk Configuration......................... 9-18

9-4-4 Print Option............................................ 9-19

9-4-5 IPP Printer Configuration....................... 9-21

9-4-6 Change Password.................................. 9-23

9-4-7 Reset ..................................................... 9-24

9-4-8 Network Information............................... 9-25

9-4-9 Languages............................................. 9-25

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Chapter 10: Using Telnet to Make Settings

10-1 Establishing a Telnet Connection............... 10-2

10-2 Menu Items.................................................... 10-3

10-2-1 IP Parameters........................................ 10-3

10-2-2 LPD Printers .......................................... 10-3

10-2-3 Protocols................................................ 10-3

10-2-4 Reset Unit.............................................. 10-3

10-2-5 Restore Factory Defaults....................... 10-4

10-2-6 Change Password.................................. 10-4

10-2-7 Exiting Telnet (Exit)................................ 10-5

Chapter 11: Troubleshooting

11-1 LED Status Indicators.................................. 11-1

11-2 Troubleshooting ........................................... 11-3

11-2-1 General Troubleshooting Procedure...... 11-3

11-2-2 NetWare Troubleshooting Procedure..... 11-4

11-3 Resetting to Factory Defaults ..................... 11-6

Chapter 12: Jumper Switch Settings

12-1 Network Card and Jumper Pin Positions... 12-2

12-2 Resetting to Factory Defaults ..................... 12-2

12-3 Bus Handshaking......................................... 12-3

Chapter 13: Specifications

13-1 Network Card................................................ 13-1

13-2 10/100BaseT Cable....................................... 13-1

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Appendix A: Installing and Setting Up Network

A-1 In stalling and Setting Up TCP/IP

(Windows 95/98)...............................................A-1

A-2 Installing and Setting Up IPX/SPX-compatible

Protocol (Windows 95/98)...............................A-2

A-3 In stalling and Setting Up TCP/IP and TCP/IP

Printing (Windows NT 4.0) ..............................A-3

A-3-1 Installing and Setting Up the

TCP/IP Protocol.......................................A-3

A-3-2 Installing and Setting Up the Microsoft

TCP/IP Printing Service...........................A-4

A-4 In stalling and Setting Up TCP/IP

(Windows 2000)................................................A-5

Appendix B: Index

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Chapter

Chapter 1

Getting Ready

Getting Ready

1

Chapter 1

Getting Ready

Introduction

This Network Interface Card is a multi-protoc ol ne twork card that
provides Ethe rnet connection for the Minolta/QMS PagePro 4100 and
offers the following f eatur es.

• Automatic Ethernet type detection (10Ba seT, 100BaseT)

• Fully transparent Apple Talk printing support for the Macintosh,
including support for binary PostScript printing.

• Peer-to-peer printing pr ogram allows pr inting on a network with­out going through a server

- Peer-to-Peer Printing with TCP/IP (Windows 95/98/2000/NT

4.0)

- Peer -to-Peer Printing with IPX/SPX (Windows 95/98)

• Novell NetWare PSERVER support under bindery base or Novell

Chapter 1

Getting Ready

Directory Services (NDS)

• lpr/lpd functions under TCP/IP

• SNMP control using MIB-II and priv ate MIB
SNMP support using standard MIB on a compatible printer or
printer-specific MIB

• Onboard HTTP server allowing net work function settings using a
Web browser

• Direct printing from a Web browser or other FTP client

• Direct printing from an IPP client

1-1

1-1 Bundled Items

1-1 Bundled Items

For PagePro 4100E user s

Chapter 1

This Network Card comes with the following items.

•Network Card

•Quick Guide

For PagePro 4100GN users

The PagePro 4100GN printer has a network interfa ce device on its

Getting Ready

controller board, so the above items are not bundled.

Utility software (on the CD-ROM)

The following items are contained in the
CD-ROM that comes with the printer.

nicutlty

folder on the

Network Interface Card User’s Manual (this manual)
Discovery Program

– IPX/IP Management Access Program (MAP)

Peer-to-Peer Printing Progr ams

– IP Peer-to-Peer Printing Program
– IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing Program

BOOTP Program

– BootPL32.ex e

NetWare Setup Utility Program

–NWSetup

Macintosh Utility Program

– NIManage (AppleTalk Utility)
UNIX TCP/IP Utility Programs
MIB Setting File

1-2

1-1 Bundled Items

The ReadMe fi le on t he CD-ROM contains the lat est infor mati on about
each of the network software applicat ions. Be sure to read the ReadMe
file before using the network softwa re.

The program for updating the flash ROM and documentation
explaining how to perform the update is not provided with this
package. The update and program are available as an update package.

Chapter 1

Getting Ready

1-3

1-2 System Requirements

1-2 System Requirements

The Netw o rk Interface Card hard wa re and softwa re req ui re t he
following:

Chapter 1

Getting Ready

Version of
Protocol or NOS

Novell NetWare Version 3.x, 4.x, or 5
Macintosh System 7.x, 8.x, or 9.x
UNIX, Wi ndows, or LAN Server systems

supporting lpr over TCP/IP
DEC ULTRIX 4.3 or 4.4, DEC OSF/1 2.0 or

3.0, Solaris 1.1.3 or 2.3, (SUN OS 4.1.3 or

5.3), Syste m V Release 4, HP-UX 9.01, IBM
AIX 3.2.5, or SCO UNIX 2 for DPI TCP/IP
port 10001

Novell NetWare printing requires NetWare
Capture, NPRINT and PCONSOLE (later
than 1.0) utilities.m
NWSetup requires Windows 95/98/2000 or
Windows NT4.0, and the Nove ll 32-bit client.

Software

The IP Peer-to-Peer utility requires Windows
NT 4.0; Windows 95/98/2000.

The IPX Peer-to-Peer utility requires
Windows 95/98.

The MAP utility requires Windows NT 4.0;
Windows 95/98/2000. MAP also requires a
browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer
or Netscape.

TCP/IP setup and maintenance may be done
with T e lnet. Monitor ing and maintenance with
HTTP requires a suitable Internet Web
browser program supporting HTML.

AppleTalk printing requires printer P PD
appropriate to the printer. AppleTalk
NIManage Utility Program is provided for
setup and maintenance.

1-4

Hardware

1-2 System Requirements

Support for 10 or 1 00 megabi t Ethernet network s:
10/100BaseT (twisted pair cables) and hardware

CD-ROM drive

Chapter 1

Getting Ready

1-5

MEMO

Chapter 1

Getting Ready

Chapter

Chapter 2

Installing the Network Card

Installing the Network

Card

2

Chapter 2

Installing the Network Card

2-1 Preparing the Printer

2-1 Preparing the Pr inter

Important!

• The Network Card MAC address (network address) and seri al number
are marked on la bels above the port on the Netw ork Card. These num­bers are required when making Ne twork Card settings, so be sure to
write them down somewhere before installing the c ar d .

Note

• If you are using the PagePro 4100E printer, install the optional Net­work Card following to the procedure desc ribed in this section.
If you are using the PagePro 4100GN printer, you don’t need to install
the Network Card, because the printer comes with a network interface
device on its controller board. Skip to the next section.

1. Confirm that the printer is operating normally.

2. Power down the printer and unplug it s power cord from the power
outlet.

3. Install the Netwo rk Card into the inte rf ace connector of the printer
controller board.

See the Quick Guide (Installing the Network Card) that comes with the
Network Card for full details about installation.

Important!

• Special care is required when handling the Network Card. The Net­work Card is des igned to protect components from electros tatic dis­charge during normal opera tion. Be sure to take proper electrostatic
protection measures whenever handling the Network Card.

Chapter 2

Installing the Network Card

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Chapter 2

2-2 Connecting a Network Cable

2-2 Connecting a Network Cable

1. Make sure that printer power is turne d off.

2. Connect the network cable to the Network Card.

Insert the plug into the 10/100BaseT port on the rear panel of
the Network Card and press it in until you hear it click securely
into place.

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Installing the Network Card

Network Cable

Network Cable

10/100BaseT Port

10/100BaseT Port

3. Power up the printer and check for abnormalities.

Important!

• Use only Cate gory 5 shielded 10/100BaseT cable.

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2-3 Setting Up the Network Card

2-3 Setting Up the Network Card

You must first configure the Network Card and your computer before
you can print using the Network Card. The settings you need to make
depend on the configuration of your networ k environment. Chapters 3
through 6 of this manual describe configurations for the environments
listed below. Follow the configurations procedure for the operating
system you are using.

Chapter 3 - Windows Configuration

Network printing in a Windows 95/98/2000/NT envir onment

Chapter 4 - NetWare Configuration

Network printing in a NetWare environment

Chapter 5 - Macintosh Configuration

Network printing in a Macintosh environment

Chapter 6 - UNIX Configuration

Network printing in a UNIX envir onment

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Installing the Network Card

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