Technical data

4-18 Setting up Network Servers

Fiery X3 on a network with UNIX workstations

When a UNIX workstation is conﬁgured with the lpd protocol, and connected to the

Fiery X3 over a TCP/IP network, it can print directly to the Fiery X3.

Setting up UNIX workstations requires an administrator with root privileges. After the

initial conﬁguration, UNIX users simply submit print jobs to a named printer.

The Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools are not available on the UNIX platform. A

Windows or Mac OS computer on the same network as the UNIX computer that is set

up to use TCP/IP for printing to the Fiery X3 can use the Fiery utilities to manage

print jobs that originate from all workstations on the network.

Tips for experts—UNIX workstations

Setting up the Fiery X3 in a UNIX environment has the same requirements as setting

up any printer or new device:

•A distinct IP address is needed for the Fiery X3 as well as for each workstation on the

network.

•You select a Fiery X3 name that goes with the IP address.

• The IP address of the Fiery X3 must be registered for the network in a host database,

and also on the Fiery X3 itself.

• The Print queue or the Hold queue (or both) must be published.

Lpd printing to the Direct connection is not supported.

The following information applies especially to the Fiery X3:

• Fiery X3 is a printer controller that understands lpd protocols.

• Fiery X3 has a remote printer name you must use in order to communicate with it

successfully.

See the next section for details.