LevelOne FPS-9021 - Network Printing Architecture; Printer Server Network Functions

1.3 Network Printing Architecture
This section illustrates how printer server functions and operates on the network. Before you install
and use printer server, it is strongly recommended that you read this section completely, and
select only the chapters you need according to your network operating system by “Contents of the
User’s Manual” in next section.
This section will first introduce the role every component plays in the network-printing
environment.
Printer server
Client User
Network Server (optional)
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98Windows NT
Workstation
Windows 2000
Unix Print Server
Network Printing Environment
Print Server
Client User
Network Server
1.3.1 Printer server Network Functions
Windows NT Server
NetWare Server
Windows 98
Windows NT
Workstation
Windows 2000
Unix
Print Server
Print Server
Because printer server supports IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP and AppleTalk network protocols, any
networked computer can directly print to the printer server from any of its installed protocol.
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