Printing via FTP Client (FTP Print)
Documents in TEXT/JPEG/TIFF format can be printed from FTP clients via network. Check the IP address set to the machine in advance (
Network Status Print). If you are unsure of the IP address, contact your network administrator.
1
Start [Command Prompt].
Open the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs]
[Accessory]
[Command Prompt].
For macOS users
Start the Terminal.
For UNIX users
Display the console screen.
2
Copy a document that you want to print to the directory displayed in Command Prompt.
In an example of a screen, the document is copied into the "USER_NAME" folder in [Users] on drive C:.
3
Enter "ftp <IP address of the machine>" and press the [ENTER] key.
Example: ftp 192.168.1.45
4
Enter the FTP Print user name and press the [ENTER] key.
The default user name is "guest".
Anonymous (a user with no account) cannot be used to log on.
5
Enter the FTP Print password and press the [ENTER] key.
The default password is "7654321".
"230 User <FTP Print user name> logged in." is displayed.
6
Enter "bin" and press the [ENTER] key.
The data transfer mode is changed to binary mode.
You also need to specify binary mode when printing a text document.
7
Enter "put <File name to print>" and press the [ENTER] key.
Example: put sample.txt
The document is printed.
8
Enter "quit" and press the [ENTER] key.
9
Enter "exit" and press the [ENTER] key.
Command Prompt exits.