Konica Minolta KIP 7000 - Manual (Page 285)

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KIP Printer Network Components
KIP printers have several network components (both hardware and software
based) that allow for TCP/IP printing functionality.
KIP0 Port (KIP0):
All KIP digital printers are capable of communicating via a dedicated TCP port for
printing, and client communications. The KIP0 port accepts data on TCP port
8421 and responds on the source port initiated by a client and/or server. The
KIP0 port is designed and maintained by KIP and is dedicated to function within a
Microsoft Windows based computing environment. KIP Unified Windows Printer
Drivers and KIP Request Software are fundamentally linked to the KIP0 port and
provide seamless network connectivity to and from the KIP printer. The KIP0 port
was designed for specific Wide-Format printing objectives not addressed in
traditional port monitors.
KAWPDFT.EXE:
KAWPDFT.EXE is a KIP designed executable used exclusively by KIP Request
software to transfer printable data in the form of Job Tickets to the KIP Printer,
and retrieve status indications from the KIP printer. KAWPDFT.EXE selects any
unused upper level client TCP port ( > 1023 ) and attempts to connect to the KIP
Printer’s listening TCP port (8421).
KIPSERVE.EXE:
KIPSERVE.EXE is a KIP designed executable that can best be described as a
listening service or listening daemon. KIPSERVE resides within the OS of all KIP
digital printers. KIPSERVE accepts data on TCP port 8421 from KIP Request
software (via KAWPDFT.EXE) and/or from the port monitor component of the
KIP Unified Windows Printer Driver (described below). As data arrives from either
source, a KIP Job Ticket is generated for further print processing. KIPSERVE
also delivers simple printer status across the source port in which it was initially
connected from.
KIP Unified Windows Printer Driver (KUWPD):
All KIP digital printers are provided with a Windows Printer Driver that can be
used for various Windows application printing. The KUWPD is comprised of
many components, some of which pertain to network functionality.
• KIP Port Monitor: The KIP port monitor establishes a default KIP0 printer
port on NT/2000/XP/2003 based workstations and servers. Multiple KIP
ports can be created, but must have a unique name such as KIP1, KIP2,
KIP3 and so on. The port monitor is responsible for transferring data from
the Windows Client (be it a dedicated print server or workstation) to the
KIP printer. This concept is fundamentally different from a print spooler
because a print spooler is the component on Windows operating systems