CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network Guide

Server Client Configurations

Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95/98 Windows for

Workgroups 3.11

Windows NT 4.0 Yes Yes Yes

Windows 95/98 Not recommended Yes Yes

Novell NetWare

4.11 (Bindery) Yes Yes Yes

Novell NetWare

4.11 (NDS) Yes Yes Yes

3. The HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer supports the

following network printer connections:

3.1 Printing through an HP JetDirect Print Server

3.1.1 Overview

In this configuration, the printer is connected to the network via an HP

JetDirect print server. This configuration provides better performance

as well as flexibility in preparing a location for the printer. The HP

2500CM Professional Series Color Printer comes with an internal

HP JetDirect Print Server. It is therefore recommended that the printer

be shared on a network through the print server.

There are two basic network configurations using the HP JetDirect

print server: Client-Server printing and Peer-to-Peer printing.

Client-Server printing is typically used in medium to large networks

where dedicated computer servers are used to manage printing needs

of many users. Client-server networks use network operating systems

(NOS) such as Novell NetWare and Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0.

Peer-to-Peer printing is more suitable for smaller networks. On peer-

to-peer networks, users configure their Windows 95, Windows 98 or

Windows NT 4.0 systems to print directly to the printer.

3.1.2 Supported Network Configurations for Client-Server Printing

Supported Network Printer Connections

2500C/C+/CM