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Section 5 Setting Up - Windows
Peer-to-Peer Printing
Client-Server Printing
Configuring a
network printer in
AXIS Print System for
In a Peer-to-Peer network, AXIS Print System needs to be
installed on each workstation. Once installed, AXIS Print System
allows you to access all network printers, just as if they were
connected directly to your workstation. Peer-to-peer printing
offers the following benefits:
• You can easily monitor the status of your printers
• You do not have to rely on a server.
AXIS Print System needs only to be installed on one server to
perform client-server printing. The installed printers must be
configured to be shared to allow clients to use them. Pop-up
messages should not be enabled on the server, as they will not
be displayed on the client platforms.
In AXIS Print System, network printers and Axis print servers
that are connected to your network are displayed in the
Available Printers/Print Servers window. A Wizard will guide
Windows
you through the printer driver installation process to add a print
server/network printer to My Printers, thus making the network
printer ready for use.
The network printers that have been added to My Printers in
AXIS Print System will also automatically show up in the
Windows Printers folder (Start | Settings | Printers).
Only printers connected to Axis print servers with firmware
versions 6.00 or higher will appear in the Available
Printers/Print Servers window.
To configure a printer with AXIS Print System:
1. Select a network printer from the Available Printers/Print
Servers list and double-click*. AXIS Print System will suggest
which driver to use for the printer you have chosen.
2. Highlight a driver in the list and click Next>. If you wish to
choose a driver from the AXIS Print System driver list, click More.
To locate alternative printer drivers, click Browse to Driver Setup
File and install the driver.
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