Can My Printer Be Networked; Configuring The Print Server; Setting Up Direct Printing - Intel PCLA4251B - Netportexpress Pro Enet EXT 10BT Single Port Setup Manual

Can my printer be networked?

As a general rule, the following printers and printer drivers can be networked:
G Windows printer drivers that are listed in the Windows Add Printer Wizard.
G Printers that can be added with the Windows Add Printer Wizard by using
the Have Disk function to load a driver from a disk or CD.
G Some printers require you to run the printer's setup program. When you run
the printer setup program, set up the printer to print to a local port on your
computer (for example LPT1). Then run the NetportExpress Add Printer
Wizard. When you select the printer driver, click Installed Printers and then
click the driver.
Some printers designed for use with Windows 95 or Windows 98 do not use
standard Windows printer drivers. These printers print directly to a hardware
port on the computer and cannot be used to print on a network. See the tested
printers list at http://support.intel.com/support/netport/printers.htm.

Configuring the print server

1 Start Netport Manager and select the print server. Match the Device ID in
Netport Manager with the Device ID located on the bottom of the print
server. If the device is not listed, see Troubleshooting on page 21.
2 Click the Config Wizard button.
3 Follow the directions in the wizard for Microsoft printing. If you are setting
up Windows 2000 or Windows NT for LPR printing, follow the directions
in the wizard for setting a manual IP address.

Setting up direct printing

To set up direct printing, run the NetportExpress Add Printer Wizard and set up
each PC to print to the print server.
Set up a PC to print directly to the print server
1 Insert the NetportExpress Print Server CD in the selected Windows PC. If
the setup program doesn't automatically start, run setup.exe from the CD.
2 Click Add Printer. Follow the directions in the wizard.
Automatic Printer Setup
Automatic Printer Setup is an advanced feature that you can use to create an
executable file for adding a printer to a Windows PC. You can then use this
executable file in login scripts or shared directories to make it easier for your
users to print to a new printer. For more information, see Automatic Printer
Setup in the Online Guide index.
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