HP SP 3300 manual Printing protocols, Standard TCP/IP port, LPR port, Printer Port

Printing protocols

Before setting the network printing ports, you must install the printer driver with the local port (LPT) on the system. Refer to your printer user’s guide.

Standard TCP/IP port

You can print your documents to your network printer by creating a Standard TCP/IP port.

Configuring Standard TCP/IP in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/ Windows Server 2003

You can enable or disable the Standard TCP/IP Printing port through Web Image Monitor SP 3300 Series. Select Network Settings > Raw TCP/IP,LPR,IPP.

You can also change the port number of the Standard TCP/IP port. The default port number is 9100.

Creating a Standard TCP/IP port

1 In Windows XP, click Start > Printers and Faxes.

In Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, click Start > Settings > Printers.

In Windows Vista, click Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.

2Click Add a printer or double-click Add printer, and then Next.

3Click Local printer attached to this computer and then Next.

Make sure that Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer. is not selected.

4Click Create a new port, select Standard TCP/IP Port from the Type of port list, and click Next.

5Click Next.

6Enter the IP address or DNS name of your network printer and click Next.

For the port name, a default name will be entered by Windows. You can change it to a more user-friendly name.

7Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation. Now, you can select your printer from the Print Setup dialogue box.

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TCP/IP environment

LPR port

LPD, Line Printer Daemon, is the protocol associated with line-printer spooling services. Users can use the printing service from LPD running on a network print server through the LPR port. Most operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows Server 2003, support LPR port printing.

Configuring an LPR port

You can enable or disable the LPR Printing port through Web Image Monitor SP 3300 Series. Select Network Settings > Raw TCP/ IP,LPR,IPP. You can also change the port number of LPR/LPD. The default port number is 515.

In Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows Server 2003

To add an LPR port to Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows Server 2003, users must install a Standard TCP/IP port by default, then change the printing protocol in the printer properties. For installing the Standard TCP/IP port, see page 4.4.

1In Windows XP, click Start > Printers and Faxes.

In Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, click Start > Settings > Printers.

In Windows Vista, click Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.

2Right-click the printer you want and select Properties.

3Click Ports.

4Make sure that the appropriate Standard TCP/IP port is selected and click Configure Port.

5Select LPR from the Protocol section.

6Enter the print queue name and click OK.

7Click OK to close the properties window.

Printer Port

A Network Printer port is used to send print jobs from network computers running Windows OS that do not support the Standard TCP/IP port or LPR port. Adding a Network Printer port

1From the Windows Start menu, select Settings > Printers.

2Right-click the printer you want and select Properties.

3Open the Details tab and click Add Port.

4Select Network Printer Port from the Other list and click OK.

5Select the print server you want to use and click OK.

If you cannot find the print server, click Add New Print Server to list, specify information for the print server, such as print server name, IP address, or MAC address, and click OK.