LPRfor Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Rev.
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Setting up Windows 95/98/Me TCP/IP Printing The Print Server can provide print services to TCP/IP networks using the lpr/lpd network printing protocol. Most UNIX systems are capable of supporting lpd, as is Windows NT/2000. This LPR for TCP/IP Printing client gives Windows 95/98/Me workstations the ability to print using the lpr/lpd printing protocol.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide 6. When Windows asks you to select a network client, click the Have Disk... button. 7. Insert the Print Server installation CD in your computer’s CD-ROM , enter the proper pathname (for example , D:\ lpr), and click OK. 8. Select the LPR for TCP/IP Printing client and click OK. 9. Windows will copy the necessary files, and return to the Network dialog. Click OK to let Windows restart.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Adding LPR Printer Ports Once you have installed the client, and have enabled TCP/IP printing for the Print Servers, then you need to add a printer port for each printer you will be printing to using the lpr/lpd protocol. To add a printer port, 1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings submenu, then the Control Panel item within it. Windows will display the Control Panel folder. 2. Double-click on the Network icon in the Control Panel folder.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide 4. Click the Add Port... button to add a new lpd-accessible printer port. 5. Enter the IP address of the Print Server and the name of the printer port that you will be printing to, then press OK. 6. Click OK to leave the LPR for TCP/IP Printing Properties window.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Printing from Windows 95/98/Me After you have added the necessary printer ports, you can add a printer device for printing to the port. To enable printing to an lpr-accessible printer port from Windows 95/98/Me, 1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings submenu, then the Printers item within it. Windows will display the Printers folder. 2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder. Windows will start the Add Printer Wizard.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Click the Next > button to continue to the next screen. 3. Choose the Network Printer selection and click the Next > button to continue. 4. Enter the name of the port, as displayed in the LPR for TCP/IP Printing Port List. Alternatively, you can click Browse... and locate the printer port. TCP/IP printing ports are located under the Entire Network icon, within the Print Servers - TCP/IP LPR icon.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Press OK when you have located the proper printer port. Click Next > to continue to the next step. 5. At this point Windows will ask you to choose the correct printer driver for the printer. Choose you printer’s make and model from the list, or use the driver disk included with the printer. When you have chosen the correct printer, click Next > to continue. 6.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Setting TCP/IP Printing Settings The lpr client’s Properties dialog allows you to change several of the client’s settings. To change these settings, 1. From the Start menu, choose the Settings submenu, then the Control Panel item within it. Windows will display the Control Panel folder. 2. Double-click on the Network icon in the Control Panel folder. 3. Choose the LPR for TCP/IP Printing client and click the Properties button. 4.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide The parameters are as follows: ♦ Communication Timeout Determines how long, in seconds, the system will wait before determining that it has lost connection with lpr/lpd print servers. ♦ Retry Interval Determines how long, in seconds, the system will wait before retrying a lost connection. ♦ Retry Times Determines how many times the system will retry a lost connection with an lpr/lpd print server.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Setting up Windows 2000 TCP/IP Printing Following is the correct procedure for setting up TCP/IP LPR printing under Windows 2000. Click Start > Settings > Printers.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Click “Next” Input the IP Address of the Print Server, and the Port name of the Port that will be printed to, then click “Next”. Select “Custom”, and click “Settings”.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Select “LPR”, and put the Port name in the field labeled “Queue Name”. Then Click “OK”. Click “Next”.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Click “Finish” The Printer Install Wizard will now prompt for drivers. Select the correct Make and Model, or click “Have Disk”, to provide the Manufacturer’s Driver Disk.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Click “Next”. Select a “Printer Name”.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Sharing can be enabled here. Also, a Test Page can be printed to confirm proper configuration.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide When the Test Page has printed, click “Finish” to complete the installation.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Setting up Windows XP TCP/IP Printing Following is the correct procedure for setting up TCP/IP LPR printing under Windows 2000.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Create a new “Standard TCP/IP Port” Click “Next” Input the IP Address of the Print Server, and the Port name of the Port that will be printed to, then click “Next”.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Select “Custom”, and click “Settings”. Select “LPR”, and put the Port name in the field labeled “Queue Name”. Then Click “OK”.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide Click “Next”.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide The Printer Install Wizard will now prompt for drivers. Select the correct Make and Model, or click “Have Disk”, to provide the Manufacturer’s Driver Disk. Click “Next”. Select a “Printer Name”.
LPR for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP TCP/IP Printing User’s Guide A Test Page can be printed to confirm proper configuration. When the Test Page has printed, click “Finish” to complete the installation.
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