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4-13 Fiery X3 on a TCP/IP network with Windows NT 4.0
Adding the Fiery X3 to the TCP/IP network
If your TCP/IP network consists of Windows NT 4.0 servers and Windows NT 4.0
clients, use the directions in this section. If the network includes UNIX workstations,
also check the directions on page 4-18.
TO ADD THE FIERY X3 TO A TCP/IP NETWORK WITH
A WINDOWS NT 4.0 SERVER
1. Register the IP address of the Fiery X3 in the host name database used by
your system.
The hosts file maps remote devices to IP addresses. Users can then communicate with
any device over TCP/IP by using the host name rather than having to remember its
IP address.
For installations that do not have a network administrator or a central host name
database, add the Fiery X3 to the hosts file on the Windows NT 4.0 server. Also add it
to the hosts file on any workstations that have TCP/IP loaded and will use the Fiery
utilities.
The Windows NT hosts file provides compatibility with the UNIX hosts file. The
hosts file is used as a local Domain Name Services (DNS) equivalent. It has the same
format as the /etc/hosts file on UNIX servers. The format of the hosts entry is:
IP Address<TAB>host name<TAB>#comments
where <TAB> indicates that you press the Tab key.
To determine the IP Address and Server Name of your system, print a Configuration
page from the Fiery X3 Control Panel (see page 2-46).
NOTE: If the Fiery X3 has already been defined in an /etc/hosts file or equivalent host
name database on a UNIX workstation on your network, use the same host name here
as you used for the name of the remote printer in the /
etc/printcap file.
2. On the Fiery X3 Control Panel, perform Server Setup, Network Setup and Printer Setup
to support TCP/IP printing.
Enter the options in Protocol Setup (IP address of the Fiery X3, subnet mask, and
gateway address).