Print Driver Installation for Networked Printers
3.
2
Windows 2000 (TCP/IP)
Note
: Windows 2000 supports printing via TCP/IP as standard
when TCP/IP is installed on a Windows 2000 Workstation.
Use the
Add Printer Wizard
to add the printer to the network.
1
Select
[Start]
, select
[Settings]
, and then select
[Printers]
.
Double-click on the
[Add Printer]
icon to display the Add
Printer Wizard.
2
Select
[Local printer],
uncheck the
box labelled
[Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play
printer.]
and then select
[Next]
to display the dialog box
listing available ports.
3
Select
[Create a new port]
to display the
Printer Ports
dialog box.
Select
[Standard TCP/IP Port]
and select
[Next]
to
display the Add Standard TCP/IP Port dialog box.
Enter the IP Address of the printer in the
[Printer Name
or IP Address]
field (you can optionally enter a friendly
name for the printer port you are creating or use the
default name created). Then select
[Next]
to continue.
If the network printer settings are not automatically
detected, click on the
[Custom]
button to setup the
network printer port settings.
It is recommended that you select
[Raw]
as the Print
Protocol.
If you prefer to use LPR:
Select
[LPR]
as the Print Protocol.
Enter
[lp]
(in lower case) in the
[Queue Name]
field.
Uncheck the box labelled
[LPR Byte Counting Enabled]
Check the box labelled
[SNMP Status Enabled]
.
The
[Community Name]
should normally be set to
“public” (unless you have configured the device to have a
custom SNMP community name) and the
[SNMP Device
Index] should be set to 1.
Select
[OK
].
4
The Add Printer Wizard will then request that you select
the driver to be used for this printer.
Insert the CD ROM with the printer drivers into the
workstation and select
[Have Disk
].
Browse to the required Windows 2000 driver on the
CDROM and select
[OK
].
Note
: The driver will be found in the
Printer
folder on the CD
in the appropriate PCL folder. The driver is identified by the file
extension
.inf
.
Select
[Next
], and select
[Next]
again and the printer
driver will be loaded onto the workstation.
Enter the Printer Name and select
[Next
].
5
If you wish to share the printer over the network Select
[Share as
]. You may also wish to install printer drivers for
other operating systems that will access the printer.
A dialog box will be displayed with a message regarding
the printing of a test page.
Select
[Finish]
to accept the
Yes
choice.
6
Continue with
Test Print
.
Windows NT V4.0 (TCP/IP)
Note
: MicroSoft TCP/IP Printing must be installed and running
on the workstation.
Use the
Add Printer Wizard
to add the printer to the network.
1
At the Windows NT workstation, select
[Start]
, select
[Settings]
, and then select
[Control Panel]
.
Double-click on the
[Network]
icon and then select
[Services]
.
Ensure that Microsoft TCP/IP Print Service is running and
select
[Start]
, select
[Settings]
, and then select
[Printers]
.
Double-click on the
[Add Printer]
icon to display the Add
Printer Wizard.
2
Select
[My Computer]
and then select
[Next]
to display
the dialog box listing available ports.
Select
[Add Port]
to display the
Printer Ports
dialog
box.
Select
[LPR Port]
and select
[New Port]
to display the
Add LPR compatible printer dialog box.
