The Lexmark N4000e external print server allows you to easily connect your USB equipped Lexmark laser printer, multi-function printer, dot-matrix, AIO or inkjet to a home or corporate network. The small footprint and affordable price makes the N4000e the perfect choice for environments where space or price is a concern. The N4000e also supports most third-party printers that have a USB port.

Features and Benefits:

– Compatibility
Supports Lexmark lasers and selected inkjet printers. For lasers, this includes the Lexmark X215 MFP (print only), T420, E220, E320, E321, E322, E323, Lexmark T520, T522, T620 and T622, Lexmark T630, T632, T634 and Lexmark W812. For inkjets for Windows print only, this includes the Lexmark Z65 Color Jetprinter and the Lexmark X5150, X6150, X6170 and X6190pro All-In-Ones. The Lexmark 2480, 2481, 2490 and 2491 Forms Printers are also supported (except Apple Mac OS).

– TCP/IP Set of Application Services
These application services are supported: DHCP, DNS, DDNS, mDNS, WINS, SNMP (industry standard printer MIB), http, lpr/lpd, ftp, tftp, arp, ping, finger and telnet. In addition, these TCP/IP protocols are also supported IPP: Internet Printing Protocol, SLP: Service Location Protocol, NTP: Network Timing Protocol. Service Locator Protocol (SLP) provides key services to your network applications allowing the applications to find the print server in an efficient manner. Network Time Protocol (NTP) ensures that all devices on the network are synchronized with your centralized time server.

– Zero Configuration Compliant
The Lexmark N4000e is certified by Apple and is fully compliant with Zero Configuration specifications. AutoIP, DDNS and mDNS protocols are supported. With this support, the N4000e can be automatically configured and printers can be automatically discovered without user intervention

– Other Manufacturer Printer Compatibility
The Lexmark N4000e external print server is designed to be compatible with any USB 1.1 or 2.0 Full Speed Printer Class Device. Note: Lexmark recommends testing a specific environment prior to purchase of a Lexmark N4000e external print server.

Specifications:

– Network Printing Methods: LPR/LPD, Direct IP (Port 9100), Socket (Raw TCP/IP), IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), HTTP

– Network Protocol Support: TCP/IP IPv4

– TCP/IP Set of Application Services: Zero configuration; DDNS, mDNS; NTP: Network Time Protocol; ping, finger, telnet; TFTP

– Network Management Protocols: HTTP; SNMPv1, SNMPv2c; WINS; IGMP; APIPA (AutoIP); DHCP

– Connectors: One RJ-45 for category 3, 4, 5, 5e, and 6 cabling; One USB port (Type A) for Print

– Apple Macintosh OS Supported: Apple Mac OS X (10.2 or later)

– Citrix MetaFrame: Citrix, MetaFrame and MetaFrame XP are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries; Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services with Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server or Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0; Microsoft Windows NT 4 Terminal Server with Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server

– Linux OS Supported: Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0; SUSE Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0

– Microsoft Windows OS Supported: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98 2nd Edition, Microsoft Windows NT (4.00/4.00 Server), Microsoft Windows 95 4.00.950 or later, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003

– Novell OS Supported: Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) 2.0 or later with Lexmark Printing Solution; Novell NetWare 6.x with iPrint

– Other OS Supported: IBM iSeries or IBM AS/400 Systems with TCP/IP with OS/400 V3R1 or later using OS/400 Host Print Transform; Virtually any platform supporting TCP/IP

– UNIX OS Supported: Sun Solaris SPARC 7, 8, 9, 10; HP-UX 11.00, 11.1; IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

– Web Browsers for Embedded Web Server: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, 6.x; Netscape Navigator 6.x, 7.x; Apple Mac OS X Safari 1.0

– Network Type: IEEE 802.3, 802.3U 10/100BaseTX Ethernet