GCC Printers 21 Series manual Windows NT 4.0 Configuration, TCP/IP Required Components

Windows NT 4.0 Configuration

There are several options for setting up printing in a Windows NT environment. We recommend using the built-in LPR protocol within Windows NT 4.0 to access the printer. LPR print services may be used via TCP/IP by following the instructions in this section.

Peer-to-peer print services may also be used by following the Windows 95/98 instructions in this guide. Peer-to-peer print services use the IPX protocol and may be preferable when TCP/IP setup is not desired.

Windows NT printing is very flexible.You can configure the individual Windows NT or Windows 95/98 workstations to print using a different protocol than the Windows NT server. For example, a Windows NT server could be configured to print via TCP/IP using the instructions in this section. The printer could then be designated as shared on the NT server, allowing workstations to print via the NT server using a different protocol (such as the default NetBEUI). The optimum Windows NT printing configuration depends upon the particular environment and user and administrator experience and preferences.

Generally, LPR printing over TCP/IP covered in the following instructions is the best choice for environments where TCP/IP is already in use.

TCP/IP Required Components

The Windows NT 4.0 system performing the NIC configuration must have the TCP/IP protocol installed. The following steps describe how to check for and, if necessary, add the required TCP/IP components.

•Click on the Windows Start button. Select Settings and Control Panel.

•Double click on Network and select the Protocols tab. If TCP/IP Protocol is not on the list of Network Protocols, click on Add to install it.

•Select the Services tab. If either Microsoft TCP/IP Printing or Simple TCP/IP Services is not on the list of Network Services, click on Add to install them.

7-14