Chapter 4 Windows Host Configuration

Windows Me or 9x Host Setup

To configure a new printer on a Windows 9x station:

1.Select Start ￿Settings ￿Printers.

2.Double click the Add Printer icon.

3.Select Network Printer from the second window of the Add Printer wizard that loaded.

4.At the next window, click Browse to help fill in the network path of this printer. The Browse for Printer dialog box displays.

5.Double click on the appropriate workgroup containing the NIC. By default, the print server falls under Workgroup.

6.Continue searching the network until you see the NIC name, “P_xxxxxx” or “M_xxxxxx”, where “xxxxxx” equals the last six digits of the print server Ethernet address found when a configuration is printed.

7.Once you see the NIC, double click on it to display a list of predefined destinations/queues from which to choose.

8.Select a destination/queue that will use d1prn.

9.Click OK once you have selected a destination.

10.Back at the network path window, select Next since this path should now be filled in for you.

11.At the next window, select the appropriate print driver and click Next.

12.Fill in a name for this new network printer at the next window and decide if you want this to be the default printer. This printer name can be anything you would like as long as it is unique.

13.When prompted for a test page, select either Yes or No depending on the state of the attached printer, and click Finish.

NOTE: Windows may ask for a disk or CD-ROM to load the appropriate printer driver to complete this new printer setup.

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