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Create your first port and install the printer
1.
After the PhaserPort software is installed, the Add PhaserPort dialog is
displayed. Create your first port:
a.
In the Description field, enter a name for the port (this can be the
printer name/model, location, or any other descriptive name of your
choice), such as Phaser 740.
b.
In the Name/Address field, enter the IP address or DNS name of the
printer (for example, 192.1.1.2).
If you don't know the printer's IP address or DNS name, click Browse
to display a list of printers on the network. Double-click the printer
you want; PhaserPort automatically enters the information into the
Add PhaserPort dialog. To search the network again, click Refresh; to
narrow down the search by using subnets, click Advanced.
c.
Click OK.
2.
If you have NetWare software installed on your computer, you are asked if
you want to install the PhaserShare Administrator software. If you also
want to print using NetWare, choose Yes, then click Next.
3.
If you chose to install drivers and PPD files earlier in the installation, the
Finish Installation dialog displays information about the Add Printer
Wizard. Read the information, then click Next to start the Add Printer
Wizard, which allows you to install the driver for your printer. The drivers
are on your printer's CD-ROM.
If you did not choose to install drivers and PPD files earlier in the
installation, go to Step 5.
4.
Install the printer.
a.
In the Add Printer Wizard, click Next. Choose Local printer, then click
Next.
b.
Click Have Disk, type the drive letter for the CD-ROM, and click OK.
c.
Select your printer from the list, then click Next.
d.
In the Available ports list, select the port you created during the first
part of the installation and click Next.
e.
If desired, change the printer's name (the name that will show in your
Printers window). You can also choose to make this printer your
default Windows printer. Click Finish.
f.
If you are prompted to send a test page to the printer, choose No. Click
Finish.
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