Adding Printers Over Netbios/Netbeui In Windows Nt Using Axis Print Monitor - Axis 5400+ User Manual

Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor

Note:
AXIS 5400+ / AXIS 5600+ User's Manual
See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the
procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows NT
workstation:
1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the print
server.
2. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers
menu and double-click the Add Printer
3. The Wizard asks you to select My Computer
Select My Computer My Computer My Computer. Click Next My Computer
4. Click Add Port... Add Port... In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port Add Port... Add Port...
Port.. Port... Port.. Port..
5. Select NetBIOS/NetBEUI NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK NetBIOS/NetBEUI NetBIOS/NetBEUI
6. 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 5400+
AXIS 5600+
7. Close the Printer Ports window.
8. Click the Configure Port... Configure Port... button. Choose whether error condition pop-up Configure Port... Configure Port...
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
9. Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer. Click Next
proceed directly to step 12. It is only necessary to perform steps 10-11 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.
10. Click the Have Disk... Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was
Have Disk... Have Disk...
provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click
OK. OK
OK OK
11. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next
12. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next
13. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and
click Next Next Next. Next
14. Choose whether you want to print a test page and then click Finish
Settings | Printers Settings | Printers Settings | Printers from the Start
Add Printer icon. Add Printer Add Printer
My Computer or Network printer server My Computer My Computer
Next. Next Next
OK. OK OK
Parallel port1 Parallel port 2
LP1 —
LP1 LP2
OK OK. Continue the installation by clicking Next OK
Adding Printers in Windows
Start Start Start
Network printer server. Network printer server Network printer server
AXIS Port AXIS Port and click New AXIS Port New New New
OK. OK OK
Serial port
—
CM1
Next Next. Next
Next and Next Next
Next.
Next Next
Next Next. Next
Finish.
Finish Finish
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