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Configuring a Windows NT 4.0 server to support the DocuColor 40 CP
The Windows NT 4.0
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 form of the hosts entry is:
IP Address<TAB>host name<TAB>#comments
where
<TAB>
indicates that you press the Tab key.
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OTE
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Type the entry exactly as shown, without a space before the IP address. It is rec-
ommended that the host name be the same name you gave to the DocuColor 40 CP in
Server Setup from the Control Panel or from WebSetup.
A sample entry for the DocuColor 40 CP as the remote computer/printer, in which
we’ve defined the host name of the printer as
colorsvr
is:
192.9.228.1<TAB>colorsvr<TAB>#DocuColor 40 CP Color Server
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OTE
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If the DocuColor 40 CP has already been defined in an
/etc/hosts
file or equiv-
alent host name database on a UNIX workstation on your network, it is recommended
that you use the same host name here as you used for the name of the remote printer in
the /
etc/hosts
file.
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Save the file as “hosts” and exit the application.
Installing the DocuColor 40 CP as a shared PostScript printer
The first step in creating a printer is installing the Windows NT PostScript printer
driver and the current DocuColor 40 CP PPD (PostScript printer description), which
gives your applications access to some printer features.The installation instructions in
Getting Started can be used for every workstation that will print directly and
independently to the DocuColor 40 CP. However, if you are an administrator running
Windows NT 4.0 Server or Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, you can also create a
printer and share it with Windows NT 4.0 clients on the network. When a printer is
shared, Windows NT 4.0 clients who are not able or are not given permission to
establish an independent network connection to the DocuColor 40 CP can still print
through the server.
You can specify sharing of the printer during installation of the DocuColor 40 CP
printer files. If you have not yet installed the DocuColor 40 CP printer files on the
Windows NT 4.0 print server computer, do so now following the instructions in
Getting Started. During installation, enter the information necessary to share the
DocuColor 40 CP.