Using Windows Nt 4.0 Lpr Port; Tips On Using The 10/100 2-Port Switched Printserver - Linksys EFSP42 User Manual

Using Windows NT 4.0 LPR Port

To use the Windows NT 4.0 LPR port as an alternative to the EtherFast
PrintServer port, complete the following procedure.
1. Install Microsoft TCP/IP Printing. To do this, click on Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and then double-click on the Network icon. Click once
on the Services tab.
2. Choose to add a service. Click on Add and select the Microsoft TCP/IP
Printing option. Restart your computer.
3. Once the computer has restarted, make sure that the printer is installed as
normal. Double-check your printer's documentation or user guide before
continuing.
4. At the Windows NT Desktop, click on Start, Settings, then Printers.
Right-click on the printer that you want to set up.
5. Click once on the Ports tab. Click on Add Port and select the LPR Port
option, then select New Port.
6. You will be prompted to enter the PrintServer's IP address and the name
of the NT server's print queue. Choose one of the following:
• L1 - represents LPT1. (For all PrintServers models)
• L2 - represents LPT2. (For 2 and 3-Port models only)
• L3 - represents LPT3. (For 2 and 3-Port models only)
7. Click OK.
8. Once you are back at the Ports tab, you should see a checkmark on it
with the IP address and the printer or print queue name, e.g., 10.0.0.1:L1.
9. Your LPR Port setup is now complete.
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Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers
Tips on Using the 2-Port Switched
PrintServer (EFSP42)
Switching Advantages
Your EtherFast 10/100 Switch boosts your network performance several times
over, conserving your time, money and resources. The scalability of your
Switch, its full duplex data transfer and dedicated bandwidth all contribute to
maximizing efficiency in your Fast Ethernet network.
Your EtherFast 10/100 Switch's autosensing feature gives you a key advan-
tage over other forms of networking by upgrading speed-critical network seg-
ments to 100mbps while allowing existing 10BaseT networks to operate with
the Switch. Allowing 10BaseT and 100BaseTX hardware speeds to run
alongside each other eliminates the need to purchase new hardware, rewire
and reconfigure an entire site all at once. This scalability factor ensures that
Fast Ethernet will not fall obsolete to upgrades in speed standards and main-
tains use of all your old equipment until you decide to buy speedier replace-
ments. Otherwise, throwing away all your older, slower equipment in an old-
fashioned "forklift upgrade" is the only other alternative.
Scalability allows you to budget for your networking needs over time.
Now networks can custom-run fast and slow segments at the same time for
different users and departments. Publishing, R&D, and accounting depart-
ments can enjoy 100Mbps transfer, while other corporate segments conserve
bandwidth by operating at slower, more economical 10Mbps speeds.
Switches also feature full duplex data transfer, meaning that all computers
on the switch can "talk" to the switch at the same time. Plus, switches can
send and receive data simultaneously to all connections, whereas a hub can-
not. A hub simply works with one computer at a time and only sends or
receives data, since it cannot handle two way communication.
In addition to full duplex transfer, your 10/100 Switch surges your network
with dedicated bandwidth to each node, devoting 100Mbps to every device
and multiplying your bandwidth for each added node. For instance, if you
connect five computers to your EtherFast 10/100 Switch, then each computer
will get a dedicated bandwidth of 100Mbps at full duplex transfer. If you run
5 computers from a 100Mbps hub, then each computer would only share a
part of the 100Mbps bandwidth.
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