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prot ocol is supported on Microsoft Windows, Linux Sam ba and ot her operat ing system s ( refer to
your system s specificat ions for CI FS com patibility) .
14.1.2.2 About Printer Server
Print Server
This is a com puter or ot her device which m anages one or m ore printers, and w hich sends print jobs
to each print er from the com put er itself or ot her devices.
Operating System
An operat ing system (OS) is the interface w hich helps you m anage a com put er. Com m on exam ples
are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS or Linux.
TCP/IP
TCP/ I P ( Transm ission Cont rol Prot ocol/ I nternet Prot ocol) is a set of com m unications prot ocols t hat
m ost of the I nt ernet runs on.
Port
A port m aps a net work service such as ht t p to a process running on your com puter, such as a
process run by your w eb browser. When traffic from t he I nt ernet is received on your com put er, the
port num ber is used t o identify which process running on your com put er it is int ended for.
Supported OSs
Your operat ing syst em m ust support TCP/ I P port s for print ing and be com patible wit h t he RAW ( port
9100) prot ocol.
The following OSs support Device’s pr int er sharing feat ure.
• Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 SE ( Second Edition) , Window s Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, Windows XP or Macintosh OS X.
14.2 The File Sharing Screen
You can share files on a USB m em ory stick or hard drive connected t o your Device wit h users on
your netw or k .