Printing with Windows
Printing with a Windows 2000/XP
or Windows NT Print Server
This describes how to configure a cli-
ent computer on a network using
Windows 2000/XP, Windows NT
Server or Windows NT Workstation
as a print server.
When using a Windows 2000/XP or
Windows NT print server, select a
shared printer on Windows 2000/XP
or Windows NT.
This section describes running [Add
Printer Wizard] on each client compu-
ter, and adding the Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0
print servers as the network printer.
These instructions are for Windows
98.
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows NT 4.0
Print Server
Windows 95/98/Me
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows NT 4.0
Client
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Limitation
❒ When using a print server connect-
ed to the machine with SmartNet-
Monitor for Client, you cannot use
Recovery Printing and Parallel
Printing.
❒ When using Windows XP as a
print server, the client computer
cannot receive notification of print
job completion.
Note
❒ This section assumes the client is
already configured to communi-
cate with a Windows 2000/XP or
Windows NT print server. Do not
begin the following procedure un-
til the client computer is set up and
configured correctly.
❒ When using Windows NT 4.0 as
the print server, make sure you in-
stall the Windows NT 4.0 printer
driver before connecting the print
server. There is a Windows NT 4.0
printer driver on the CD-ROM la-
beled "Printer Drivers and Utili-
ties".
A A A A
On the [Start] menu, point to [Set-
tings], and then click [Printers].
B B B B
Click the icon of the printer you
want to use. On the [File] menu,
click [Properties].
C C C C
Click the [Details] tab, and then
click [Add Port].
D D D D
Click [Network], and then click
[Browse].
E E E E
On the network tree, double-click
the name of the computer used as
the print server.
The printers connected to the net-
work are displayed.
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