Planet Technology FPS-5P-M - Manual (Page 60)

Page 56
Internet Mail Printing
The Internet Mail Printing System allows users to print data to your printer across the
Internet. Users send the Internet Print Server an E-Mail, with the print job normally
sent as an attachment to the E-Mail. The Print Server will retrieve the E-Mail and print
it.
System Requirements
Mail Server
•
Accessibility. The Mail Server must be accessible by the intended clients or us-
ers. Normally, this means a permanent connection to the Internet.
•
Protocols. The Mail Server must support the POP3 and SMTP protocols. The
Internet Printing System uses these protocols and the most common E-Mail for-
matting standards:
•
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
•
Base64 Encoding (for mail attachments)
Internet Print Server
•
TCIP/IP Protocol. The LAN must use the TCP/IP protocol.
•
Mail Server Access. The Print Server must be able to access the Mail Server
using a single IP address.
•
Mail Account. The Print Server must have a Mail Account. Users print by sending
an E-Mail to this mail account.
User (Client) Requirements
•
Internet Connection. Either through a LAN, or dial-up.
•
E-Mail address. This is used to notify the user that their print job has been done,
or if there any problems.
•
Printer Driver. Users must have a printer driver which matches the printer con-
nected to the remote Internet Print Server.
•
Print Capture Software. To print more than plain text, users require InterNet
Printing Port software to capture the print job and convert it into an E-Mail attach-
ment.
The Internet Printing Port software is available for the following operating systems:
•
Microsoft Windows 95
•
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or later.