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No. You can assign IP addresses via DHCP, the front panel, and a web browser. After an IP address is
assigned, you must use a web browser to finish configuring the appliance.
8. Is the appliance compatible with non-HP print servers?
Yes. Any print server that supports LPD should work with the appliance. You may have to know the
proper LPD remote queue name for the print server. Many print servers will work without specifying a
remote queue name (use the default HP PRINT SERVER setting); however, some require a special
string in order to work. The LPD remote queue name can be obtained from the print server vendor.
Printing
1. Is there a maximum size print job I can send to the appliance?
The appliance can process print jobs up to a maximum size of 2GB.
2. How does the appliance work with my existing print spooling strategy?
It can offload printing tasks from servers and localize print traffic at remote sites. For details, see the
product overview.
3. What is the Microsoft Point and Print feature and how does it work?
Point and Print is a Microsoft term to describe the automatic installation of drivers on the printer client.
It involves two steps. The first step is
appliance. The second step is "pointing" to the print server or appliance from a network client for driver
installation on the client. This process is also sometimes described as a network installation of a printer
driver.
4. Can the appliance accept print jobs from UNIX clients?
Print jobs are accepted from HP-UX, Solaris, and any other RFC 1179-compliant LPD clients. To set up
LPD printing, go to the
5. Can I print in a Novell environment?
Yes. If the Microsoft networking client is loaded and the IP address is properly configured on the client
and printer, then the appliance can be used. However, the appliance will not appear as a Bindery object
or as an NDS object on the Novell server.
6. What is the limit on the number of jobs that can be spooled?
Up to 10,000 jobs can be spooled at a time, which might be further restricted by the disk space available
on the appliance.
7. How are print jobs sent to the appliance?
Clients send print jobs via SMB or LPD to the appliance. SMB (Server Message Block) is the normal
Microsoft networking protocol. LPD (Line Printer Daemon) is an Internet standard (RFC 1179)
supported by many operating systems.
installing a shared driver
LPD page in the appliance's web interface (under Network Settings).
on a network print server or print server