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2-3 EX7750 on a TCP/IP network with Windows 2000/XP
Configuring a Windows 2000 server to communicate with
the EX7750
To configure a Windows 2000 server to communicate with the EX7750, follow these
general steps. More detail is provided in subsequent sections in this chapter and in
your Microsoft documentation.
• Load the TCP/IP network protocol on the server and configure it with an
IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.
•Enter the host name of the EX7750 in the host database used by your
system (see “To add the EX7750 to a TCP/IP network with a Windows 2000 server”
on page 2-4).
•Perform EX7750 Setup.
•On the Windows sever, create a printer for each EX7750 print connection, install
the appropriate printer drivers, and (optionally) share the printer on the network
(see “Installing the EX7750 as a shared printer” on page 2-5).
•Enter the host name and remote printer name of the EX7750 in the printer
connection. For more information, see “Important note about the remote printer
name” on page 2-17.
•If the Windows server is also a workstation, install Fiery utilities (see the User
Software Installation Guide).
Adding the EX7750 to the TCP/IP network
If your TCP/IP network consists of Windows 2000 servers and Windows 2000/XP
clients, follow the procedures in this section. If the network also includes UNIX
workstations, also see the procedures in “Setting up the EX7750 on TCP/IP networks”
on page 2-17.