Axis Communications AXIS 5550, Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500 manual Go to Start Settings Printers

Adding Printers in Windows

4.Enter the name of the server (or its IP address) in the field Name and address of server providing lpr (Example: AXIS100086) and enter the port you want to use in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server (Example: USB1). Click OK.

Ports available	USB port	Parallel port
AXIS 5500	USB1	—
AXIS 5550	USB1	LPT1

End the wizard in the usual manner: select Manufacturer and Printer, keep/replace driver, name the printer, make it default or not, share it or not and finally decide whether you want to print a test page.

Client/Server Printing Select Network printer instead of Local Printer in Step 2 above if your print server has already been installed by the administrator on another computer. Follow the instructions in the Add Printer Wizard to complete the installation.

Important!

•Make sure that the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer checkbox is not checked

•Press F1 to access the Windows online help system if you need additional help when installing a printer/print server using this method.

Alternative Method for If you wish to print over LPR but do not wish to install Print Services for LPR Printing Unix you can do this by changing the printing protocol after having

installed the printer using the Standard TCP/IP method, see “Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard” on page 26 for instructions.

Once the printer is installed, follow these instructions to change the printing protocol:

1.Go to Start Settings Printers.

2.Double-click the installed printer.

3.Select Properties from the Printer menu.

4.Click the Ports tab.

5.Click the Configure Port button.

6.Click the LPR radio button and enter the queue name (PR1, PR2...).

7.Click OK to finish.

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