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DocuColor 40 CP on the network
This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up a DocuColor 40 CP Color Server,
and includes diagrams that refer you to other chapters or other manuals for completing
your installation. If you check those references, you should be able to find the
information you need quickly.
DocuColor 40 CP on the network
When the DocuColor 40 CP is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked
PostScript printer. The built-in Ethernet interface on the DocuColor 40 CP supports
the following network protocols:
• AppleTalk
• TCP/IP (the lpd, nbt, and http protocols)
TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The lpd proto-
col is the standard TCP/IP printing protocol. The nbt protocol supports Windows
(SMB) printing. The http protocol is commonly used for Web pages on the Internet
and on intranets.
• IPX/SPX (Novell)
IPX/SPX stands for Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange.
These protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each
other) are supported on the Mac OS, Windows, and UNIX platforms and can run
concurrently on the same cable. Workstations that use other protocols can print
through a server that uses one of the protocols mentioned, or they can print to the
DocuColor 40 CP parallel port. A Token Ring option is also available. This option
supports the TCP/IP and IPX/SPX protocols. The DocuColor 40 CP is auto-sensing,
and can handle all of these connections simultaneously.
When you add a DocuColor 40 CP to a network, it is assumed that a network admin-
istrator has already installed a network cabling system and connected workstations and
servers.
Chapter 1:
Connecting to
the Network
