User Guide

2 SuperScript 870 — Network User’s Guide
Introduction
The NEC SuperScript
™
870 Network Interface Upgrade Kit
contains a network interface card (NIC) that allows you to
connect your SuperScript 870 printer to a network. This
makes it the ideal printer for workgroups and small offices.
Supported Printing Environments
The NIC comes with software for using the printer on
several network operating systems or protocols, including
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95/98, Windows NT
®
4.0, and
Windows for Workgroups
• NetWare
®
versions 3.x and 4.x
• Mac™ OS 7.x and 8.x using AppleTalk
®
• Peer to peer printing for Windows 95/98,
and Windows NT 4.0.
• UNIX
®
Your Starting Point
The instructions in this guide assume that you are familiar
with your network operating system and layout, that your
system is configured and operating properly, and that your
SuperScript 870 printer drivers are already properly
installed.
See the SuperScript 870 User’s Guide for more information
about your 870 printer and its drivers.
What’s In This Package
Your SuperScript 870 Network Interface Upgrade Kit
includes the following items
• One network interface card (NIC)
• One NIC interface cable
• One mounting screw
• The SuperScript 870 Network Options CD with network
printer software (described on page 3).
• This SuperScript 870 Network User’s Guide
• The SuperScript 870 Network QuickStart
Mounting
Screw
NIC
NIC
Interface
Cable
Network
Network User’s Guide
Network QuickStart
Options CD