1. Easy Setup Flow
Network Administration Guide — Setup Flow for Printing Features 15
Setup Flow for Printing Features
This section describes the minimum setup flow to configure this equipment for printing.
Setup Flow for Windows Printing
This equipment supports SMB printing, Raw TCP printing, LPR printing, and IPP print-
ing for Windows computers. The configurations required are different for each printing
system.
If you are not sure which printing system you will use, choose the proper printing sys-
tem according to operating systems of clients in your network:
• For Windows 98/Me — SMB Printing
• For Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 — Raw
TCP or LPR Printing
SUPPLEMENTS: • It assumes using SMB printing in a small network. If you can use the Windows NT
4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 as a print server, it is
recommended to set up for printing via Windows print server.
• This equipment also supports printing via the parallel port. When this equipment is
used for parallel printing, there is no need to configure the equipment. To set up for
parallel printing, please see the Quick Start Guide.
NOTE: Parallel printing is available only when the Parallel Interface is installed.
System Requirements
Windows printing applies to the following Windows computers.
• Display Resolution
1024 x 768 dots or more
• Display Color
High Color (16bit) or higher is recommended
•CPU
Pentium 133 MHz minimum (Pentium 266 MHz or faster recommended)
•Memory
64MB for Windows 98
96MB for Windows Me and Windows NT 4.0
128MB for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
The applicable computers depend on the printing systems:
• Raw TCP or LPR Printing
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Windows XP Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2003
• SMB Printing
Windows 98 (Windows 98 Second Edition Recommended)
Windows Me
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Windows XP Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2003
• IPP Printing
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Windows XP Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2003
The printing features are available only when the Printer Kit or Printer/Scanner Kit
is installed.
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