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printer to open the Add Access to Printer dialog box.
4. In the Printer Name text box, type in a name for the
printer.
5. In the Printer Server text box, type in a server name for
the printer.
Use the host name that was assigned to the printer. The
host name was assigned in the Host Table.
6. In the Description text box, type in a description of the
printer; for example, its location.
7. If you want this printer to be the default printer, select
the Default Printer check box.
8. Click Apply to return to the Admintool main window.
Your UNIX computer is now ready to send print jobs to the
printer.
To print a file, move to a command prompt, then enter the
following command, where filename is the name of the file
you want to print.
/usr/ucb/lpr filename
Users can edit their start-up file by including the path to the
lpr program so that they do not have to always type /usr/ucb
when they want to print.
W
NT S
INDOWS
Note:
Before performing any procedures in this section,
the printer must be connected and configured as
described by Chapter 2, "Connecting the Printer" on
page 9.
To set up the printer server topology for a network using
Windows NT Server 4.0, configure Windows NT Server as a
print server, then configure the individual print clients.
Configuring Windows NT Server
Note:
This procedure involves installing a PCL5e, PCL6,
or PostScript Level 2 printer driver onto the computer
running Windows NT Server. If the PostScript driver is
selected, the printer must have the PostScript Level 2
Upgrade Kit installed. For more information, see
Chapter 8, "Printer Options" of the SuperScript 1800
User's Guide .
N
ERVER
ETWORKS
To configure Windows NT Server as a print server:
Note:
At the end of this procedure, you will be asked for
the install disks for each client operating system that will
be communicating with the server.
1.
Obtain the IP address for your printer by printing a NIC
Configuration Page.
For instructions about this, see "Printing a Network
Configuration Page" on page 16.
2.
Insert the NEC SuperScript 1800 Solutions CD into the
computer running Windows NT Server.
If the NEC SuperScript 1800 Installer begins, click Cancel
to exit it.
3.
From the Windows NT Server Start button, point to
Settings then select Printers to open the Printers window.
4.
Double-click Add Printers to start the Add Printers
Wizard.
5.
When asked how this printer will be managed, select My
Computer.

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