NEC 4650NX - SuperScript Color Laser Printer Network Manual

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2 SuperScript Color Laser Network GuideFrom Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000• If you have a NetWare network, see Chapter 6 forNetware 5.x, 4.x, and 3.x configuration information.• In a Windows NT network you can use LPR printing. SeeChapter 5.From Windows for Workgroups• If you have a NetWare network, see Chapter 6 forNetware 5.x, 4.x, and 3.x configuration information.• You can also use shared printing, see Chapter 5.From Mac OSSee Chapter 7 of this user’s guide to set up and print fromMacintosh computers over EtherTalk.From UnixSee Chapter 8 for installing the printer on a UNIX system inSolaris 2.x and SCO.T YPICAL N ETWORK S ETUPSTypical Ethernet networks fall into basically three differentcategories or topologies. Network topologies describe how anetwork interconnects computers with other equipment suchas a printer. The following describes three topologies that canbe used as solutions for networking your printer. For Web(Internet) printing options see Chapter 9.Note: In this user’s guide, the term “print client” meansa computer that can send a print job to the printer.Types of Network TopologiesThree networking topologies can be used for networkingyour SuperScript color laser printer.• Peer-to-Peer Topology• Printer Server Topology• Printer Sharing TopologyPeer-to-Peer TopologyPeer-to-peer topology is the simplest way to network yourprinter. It involves print clients, a printer, and a network tointerconnect everything. The network operating system(NOS) can be Microsoft NT Server, Novell NetWare, orUNIX. Peer-to-peer is used primarily in smaller networks of10 or fewer computers because peer-to-peer networkingsoftware limits the number of users attached to any oneshared resource.In this scenario, print clients use the network to send printjobs directly to the printer. There is no intermediarycomputer (server) that gets involved between the printer andprint clients.Each client must compete with other clients for printeravailability. If the printer is busy processing a print job, eachclient must store their jobs until the printer is ready to acceptthem. However, the printer can be upgraded with morememory to temporarily store multiple jobs until they areprinted. Shown below is an illustration of the peer-to-peertopology.A local area network (LAN) interconnects the printer and allthe print clients. The network can be a 10MB or 100MBEthernet LAN that transports TCP/IP or IPX protocols.EthernetNetworkPeer-to-Peer TopologyPrinterAn Ethernet LAN is used to interconnect the printer and print clients.Print clients send print jobs directly to the printer, but each must waitfor printer availability.Print ClientPrint Client