Minolta PageWorks/Pro 18 User Manual
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Introduction
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Introduction
Chapter 1
This Network Interface Card (NIC) is a multi protocol device that is
designed to support an Ethernet connection exclusively with Minolta
Page Works/Pro (18/18N/25) printers. This Network Interface Card
(NIC) has the following features:
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Auto recognition of 10Base2 and 10BaseT Ethernet types by the
10BaseT/2 Type card, and auto recognition of 10BaseT and
100BaseT Ethernet types by the 10/100BaseT Type card.
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Fully transparent AppleTalk printing support for the Macintosh,
including support for binary PostScript printing.
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Peer-to-Peer (serverless) discovery and printing from Windows 95
or Windows NT (4.0 or higher) workstations, without a Novell file
server present and without using IP is made possible through using
IPX.
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Novell NetWare PSERVER on both bindery based and Novell
Directory Services (NDS).
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lpr/lpd over TCP/IP for UNIX platforms and Microsoft’s Win-
dows.
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Raw sockets support over selectable TCP/IP port with filters for
selected UNIX environments.
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IP and IPX SNMP support of MIB-2 and DPI proprietary NIC
MIB.
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SNMP support of standard MIB and proprietary printer MIB’s on
compatible printers.
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Flash memory to allow field upgrades, with capability for either
IPX/SPX or TCP/IP (FTP) download of executable code.
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Network and printer settings from a Web Browser.
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FTP printing to allow users to print directly from their Web
Browser or other FTP client.
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