User's Manual

CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing

11. Complete the remaining requests from the Windows NT Add Printer Wizard.

The printer attached to the print server is now available. Simply select it from

your application as you would any other printer.

4.8 TCP/IP DirectPort Printing for Windows 95/98

Print servers can be accessed directly from a PC running Windows 95/98 with

TCP/IP by installing the TCP/IP DirectPort client software on the PC. Any

number of PCs can be easily configured to print directly to a SCS or SCS/DSC

printer connected through an print server.

SCS twinax and SCS/DSC coax printers can only accept text characters (no

graphics or rasterized data). Therefore the “generic” windows print driver must be

selected. Also the spool settings must be set to “raw” data.

4.8.1 TCP/IP D

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To install the TCP/IP DirectPort print driver for Windows 95/98, follow these

simple steps:

1. Insert the CD or floppy containing the TCP/IP DirectPort utility in the PC’s

CD-ROM or floppy drive.

2. If installing from a CD and the autorun feature is active, the CD will

automatically load the Black Box Startup Menu. If the autorun feature has

been disabled, click Start, select Run, type d:\autorun (d: represents the

drive letter for your CD-ROM drive), then press Enter.

If installing from a floppy drive, click Start, select Run, type a:\setup.exe

(a: represents the drive letter of your floppy drive), then press Enter.

3. Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen during the

installation process. During this process, you will be given the opportunity to

either accept the suggested TCP/IP DirectPort peer-to-peer printer port

name (IPPort1) or enter a name of your choice. Remember this name, as you

will need it to complete the configuration process.

4.8.2 S

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RINTING

To access a printer attached to a print server using the TCP/IP DirectPort print

driver, you may either add a new printer to your Windows 95/98 system, or

reconfigure an existing printer to use the TCP/IP DirectPort print driver.