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8. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and choose whether you want it to be the default
printer. Click Next.
9. In the next window, do not order a Test Page to be written, just click Finish.
10. The printer you have defined will now be displayed in the Printers Folder. Right-click the
printer object and select Properties.
11. Click the Details tab within the Properties page and then click Add Port to display the
available monitors.
12. Click the radio button "other". Select AXIS Port and then click OK.
13. Select LPR (TCP/IP) as your choice of protocol and click OK.
14. Enter the IP address or the host name of your print server (Example IP address: 192.168.3.191
or host name: AXIS181636).
In the Logical Printer Name field, enter the port you wish to use; USB1, LPT1, LPT2 or COM1.
Click OK.
15. The TCP/IP port will then be added automatically to the list of available ports. Click Apply and
OK.
16. You may now configure the port, as described below. The Axis Printer Port is now installed.
Configure the Port:
1. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and highlight the printer you wish to
configure. Select File | Properties | Details and click Port Settings.
2. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in
the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be
displayed after retry. Click OK.
Note:
Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advised to use the print
driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software.
For Windows NT 4
1. Install AXIS PrintMonitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server.
AXIS PrintMonitor is available free of charge on www.axis.com
2. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and
double-click the Add Printer icon.
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