Adding Printers In Windows Nt 4 Using The Microsoft Lpr Monitor - Axis 5500 User Manual

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Adding Printers in Windows NT 4 Using the Microsoft LPR Monitor

Preparing for
LPR Printing
AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User's Manual
1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start
menu and double-click the Add Printer icon. Start the installation by
clicking Next.
2. The Wizard asks you to select Local printer or Network printer. Select Local
printer. Click Next.
3. Click Create a new port. In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port and
click Next.
4. Select NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK.
5. Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports. The
port appears as <name>.<port> (Example: AX100086.LP1). The <port> is
taken from the table below. Click OK.
Ports available
AXIS 5500
AXIS 5550
6. Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer. Click Next and
proceed directly to step 9. It is only necessary to perform steps 7 - 8 if your
printer does not appear in the list.
Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers
lists, you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer. This
assures you of the latest driver software.
7. Click the Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was
provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click
OK.
8. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next.
9. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next.
10. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and
click Next.
11. Choose whether you want to print a test page, click Next and then Finish.
If you have not already done so, you should perform the TCP/IP basic setup
procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing.
In the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. Select the Services tab. If
the TCP/IP Printing entry appears, then TCP/IP is already installed. Close the
Network folder and go on to Installing an LPR printer, below.
First, prepare for LPR printing:
Adding Printers in Windows
USB port Parallel port
US1 —
US1 LP1
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