Olivetti P26W, P20W Overview, Installation of TCP/IP Protocol, IPX Novell NetWare NetBEUI, Ipp

MICROSOFT WINDOWS

OVERVIEW

This chapter provides guidelines on how to print over the network from various Microsoft Windows platforms. There are numerous ways of printing from Windows and the exact set-up will vary depending upon your environment. There are also numerous versions of Windows, which can be configured as either a client, server or both.

Although there are many variants of Windows, the principles of network printing are the same. Microsoft provides on-line help with all of their operating systems and this is a good reference point for the exact details of each configuration option within Windows.

The network printer supports the following protocols that can be used in conjunction with the Windows operating system:

>TCP/IP

>IPX (Novell NetWare)

>NetBEUI

INSTALLATION OF TCP/IP PROTOCOL

There are a number of options available when printing using TCP/ IP for Windows. The following table lists the options:

WINDOWS VERSION	METHOD
Windows 2000 or Windows XP	Manufacturers’ LPR Utility
	Microsoft LPR
	Port 9100
	IPP

The LPR Utility is supplied on the Networking CD-ROM with your printer. The other methods are built into Windows and displayed as options when using the Add Printer Wizard.

Although there are some differences in configuration options between the various Windows platforms, the procedure for printing using TCP/IP is the same.

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