11-1 DocuColor on the networkThis chapter summarizes the stages in setting up a DocuColor, and includes diagramsthat refer you to other chapters or other manuals for completing your installation. Ifyou check those references, you should be able to find the information you needquickly.DocuColor on the networkWhen the DocuColor is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked PostScriptprinter. The built-in Ethernet interface on the DocuColor supports the followingnetwork protocols:• 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(WINS) printing. The http protocol is the protocol used for connection to the Inter-net.• 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 eachother) are supported on the Windows, and UNIX platforms and can run concurrentlyon the same Ethernet cable. Workstations that use other protocols can print through aserver that uses one of the protocols mentioned, or they can print to the DocuColorparallel port. A Token Ring option is also available. This option supports the TCP/IPand IPX protocols. The DocuColor is auto-sensing, and can handle all of these con-nections simultaneously.When you add a DocuColor to a network, it is assumed that a network administratorwill have already installed a network cabling system and connected workstations andservers.Chapter 1:Connecting tothe Network
