The following procedure describes how to perform printing by using FTP.

1. Go to the command prompt → log in to the machine's FTP server.

For details on user names and passwords, see step 4 in "Settings Common to TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6."

Command to be executed
1. ftp> bin *Change the file type to IMAGE (BINARY)
Change the file type to IMAGE (BINARY) even if you are printing text files.

2. ftp> put <file name to be printed> *Upload the file to be printed

3. ftp> bye *Cut off server connection

The following is a UNIX command example.
1. U:> ftp 172.24.176.244 *Connect to server
Connected to 172.24.176.244.
220 Connection established.

2. Name (172.24.176.244:none): user_name *User login
331 Password required to login.

3. Password: *Enter password
230 User user_name logged in.

4. ftp> bin *Set file type
200 Type set to IMAGE (binary).

5. ftp> put print.txt *Upload print file
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opened BINARY data connection for file transfer.
226 Transfer complete.

6. ftp> bye *Cut off server connection
221 Server closing down connection.

• Up to three clients can be logged in simultaneously to its FTP server.

• You cannot perform manipulation of files (changing file names, deleting, etc.) on the FTP server by using FTP commands.

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