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Configuring a Network LPD Printer
Adding a New LPD Printer
1.
Open the Printers folder (from the desktop, click Start, Printers and Faxes).
2.
Click Add Printer. On the Add Printer Wizard welcome screen, click Next.
3.
Select Local printer, then uncheck the automatic detection for Plug and Play printer installation.
Click Next.
4.
Select Create a new port, and select LPR Port from the pull-down menu. Click Next.
5.
In the Add LPR Compatible Printer window, do the following:
a.
Type the Domain Name System (DNS) name or Internet protocol (IP) address of the HP
Jetdirect print server.
b.
Type (in lowercase) the name of the print queue for the HP Jetdirect print server (for example:
raw, text, auto, or binps.)
c.
Click OK.
6.
Select the manufacturer and printer model. (If necessary, click Have Disk and follow the
instructions to install the printer driver.) Click Next.
7.
Click Yes to keep the existing driver, if prompted. Click Next.
8.
Type a printer name and (if desired) click this printer as default (if desired). Click Next.
9.
Select whether to share this printer with other network computers (for example, if your system is a
printer server). If shared, type a share name to identify the printer to other users. Click Next.
10.
If desired, enter a location and other information for this printer. Click Next.
11.
Click Yes to print a test page, then click Next.
12.
Click Finish to close the wizard.
Creating an LPR Port for an Installed Printer
1.
Click Start, Printers and Faxes.
2.
Right-click the Printer icon, and select Properties.
3.
Select the Ports tab and Add Port.
4.
Select LPR Port from the Printer Ports dialog box, and select New Port.
5.
In the field labeled Name or address of server providing lpd, enter the DNS name or IP address
of the HP Jetdirect print server.
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Appendix A LPD Printing
NOTE
Some client applications may not support the direct entry of an IPv6 address.
However, support through the use of name resolution may be available provided the
appropriate IPv6 records are configured in DNS. If name resolution is supported, you
can enter the print server's host name or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) on
these applications.
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