User's Manual

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Chapter 4

Client PC Configuration

The chapter details the client configuration required on LAN clients to

use the printer or printers attached to the Print Server.

Overview

Before performing client configuration, the Print Server must be installed on your LAN, and

configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the Print Server and the attached printer must be

powered ON.

Printing Methods

The Print Server supports a number of printing methods:

• Peer-to-peer Print Driver is used by the User installation on the CD-ROM. The print jobs

are stored (queued) on your PC, and sent to the Print Server when it is available.

• Server-based Print Queue means that the all print jobs are stored (queued) on the Network

Server (e.g. NetWare, Windows NT/2000) and then sent to the Print Server. This allows

the Network Administrator to modify the Print Queue. For example, an important job can

be moved to the head of the queue.

• Windows SMB printing is a Microsoft standard for using a "Network Printer". No

additional software needs to be installed on your Windows PC, and printing from MS-

DOS programs is supported. However, because the Print Server can not store files, large

print jobs may cause problems.

• AppleTalk is also supported, and normally no configuration of the Print Server is required.

See the Macintosh section of this chapter for details of client configuration.

Which printing method should I use?

• If using Windows 95, 98, NT, ME or 2000, the easiest method is to install the Peer-to-peer

Print Driver on the CD-ROM, by selecting the User installation.

• If using Windows, and you need to print from MS-DOS programs, or you don't wish to

install additional software, use SMB.

However, SMB is not suitable for large, complex documents, so if you need this as well as

MS-DOS printing, you should install BOTH the Peer-to-peer Print Driver and SMB

printing. MS-DOS programs can use the SMB printer, Windows programs should use the

Peer-to-peer Print Driver.

• If your LAN has Network Servers (e.g. Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server, NetWare)

use the method advised by your Network Administrator. The Print Server can print via a

queue located on a Network server, if desired.

• Unix users - refer to the Unix Manual on the CD-ROM, in the Manual/Unix directory.

• Macintosh users - refer to the Macintosh section of this chapter.