Define New Printer Ports - NEC Silentwriter 1765 Configuration Manual

Define New Printer Ports

If you want to define new printer ports after you have
installed the Windows 95 Printing System Utility, follow
these steps.
1. From Windows 95 open the control panels. (Select
the Start menu, then the Settings submenu, then the
Control Panel menu option.)
2. Open the Printers control panel.
3. If you want to use the PCL 5e driver open the NEC
Silentwriter 1700 Series icon. If you want to use the
PostScript driver open the NEC 1700 Series
PostScript L2 icon.
4. In the driver window select the Properties menu
option from the Printer menu.
5. Click on the Details tab of the Properties window,
6. In the Details tab of the Properties window, select
the Add Port option to open the Add Port dialog
box.
7. In the Add Port dialog box click the Other radio
button. Select TCP/IP Printing System under Other.
8. Click the OK button in the Add Port dialog box to
open the TCP/IP Printing System dialog box.
9. Enter the Silentwriter's IP address in the TCP/IP
Printing System dialog box. Click the OK button to
close the TCP/IP Printing System dialog box.
10. Click the Capture Printer Port button.
11. In the Capture Printer Port dialog box open the
pull-down menu next to Device. Select a printer
port and click the Reconnect at logon checkbox to
turn it on.
12. Click the OK button to close the Capture Printer
Port dialog box and return to the Details tab of the
Properties window.
13. Click the Apply button.
14. Click OK to leave the Properties option.
15. To close the driver window, select the Close option
from the Printer menu.
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