NetComm NP3640 Using the new Port, Checking the Printer Driver, Printing through the Internet

Using the new Port

The Windows Control Panel is used to connect the correct printer to the InterNet Printing Port. In Windows 95/NT, the procedure is:

1.Select the Printer which matches the remote printer, then choose Properties.

2.Select the new port as the port for this printer.

■If you do not have the correct printer driver, or you wish to create another printer using an existing driver, use the Windows Add Printer facility.

■Using the Windows Port Settings or Configure Port facility will reveal the same Configure Port screen shown on the previous page.

■If you wish to print to multiple Internet Printers, use the Windows Add Port facility to add a new InterNet Printer port. Ensure that the correct data is entered in each port, and that each port has a unique name.

Checking the Printer Driver

To make sure that the correct printer driver for the remote printer is installed on your system, you can use the InterNet Printing Port to send an E-Mail to the Internet Printer. The procedure is as follows:

1.Connect your default printer to the InterNet Printing Port.

2.Check that "Reply Notification Mail" in the InterNet Printing Port is ON.

3.From Notepad or another text editor, print a short message (e.g. "This is a test print") to the Internet Printer.

You will receive a reply E-Mail containing the "Printer ID" which will identify the printer attached to the Print Server . If this does not match the printer driver you are using, install the correct printer driver.

Printing through the Internet

1.Create or open the document you wish to print.

2.Select the Printer connected to the InterNet Printing Port.

3.If you do not have a permanent Internet connection, establish a connection now. (Note: The InterNet Printing Port will NOT establish a dial-up connection, but it will send the E-Mail the next time you are connected.)

4.Print the document.

5.The InterNet Printing Port will generate an E-Mail and send it to the remote printer. The document will be encoded and sent as an attachment to the E-Mail. You will see a progress screen to advise its progress.

6.Close the Internet connection if you opened it in Step 3.

7.If the "Notify after print job" option is set, you will receive an E-Mail when your job is printed.

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