Digi MIL-3000FTX - Manual (Page 11)

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 1-2
1.2.3 Shared Printer Features
FastPort gives you a wide access to shared printers, including:
• Windows 95®, Windows NT, and Windows for Workgroups systems,
Windows NT using HP DLC
• PCs networked with Novell® NetWare®
• UNIX® support
• Apple® Macintosh® using EtherTalk®
• OS/2® machines with TCP/IP
• PCs running a TCP/IP protocol stack over Ethernet networks
The MIL-3000FTX print servers are configured by using FastManage,
which is an SNMP management tool. The MIL-3000FTX also supports
SNMP MIB-II (RFCs 1213) and parallel/serial MIBs (RFCs 1318 and 1317).
1.3 Utilities
To make the units easier to manage, Digi supplies the FastManage suite of
software and the Advanced Configuration Tool™ (ACT). FastManage is a
windows-based menu software application and ACT is a DOS-based menu
software application. Configuration of devices can be done by using print
utilities on UNIX systems. Firmware upgrades of the flash EEPROMs can
be done via network connections.
1.4 Firmware Update
The software and firmware used by FastPort print servers support MS
Windows, IBM OS/2, NetWare, UNIX, and Apple operating environment.
New features of the firmware include:
• Complete Novell NDS support
• Bi-directional Centronics (parallel) printing
• Native SMB/MS Windows printing: Includes support for Windows for
Workgroups®, Windows 95®, Windows NT®
• FastManage™ SNMP manager for Windows: This offers management
over IP, IPX or NetBIOS/NetBEUI