3Installing Printer Software

Setting up the printer on a network (Windows NT 4.0)

To add or update the driver on a Windows NT 4.0 Server or Workstation

Note You will need the printer’s IP address for this procedure; it may be available on the printer’s Configuration Page. If not, ask your network administrator.

1.Log-in as Administrator or a user with administrator access privileges.

2.Click on the Start button. Select Settings, then select Printer from the submenu.

3.Double-click on the Add Printer icon In the Printers dialog box.

4.Select one of these options, then click Next:

My Computer Locally installed and managed printer

Network Networked printer

5.If this is a locally connected printer, click on the port that the printer is connected to:

LPTx

Parallel-printer connection

COM

Serial-connected printer

Add Port

Networked printer

Recommended: connect via TCP/IP by double-clicking on the LPR Port.

Note If the LPR port is not listed in this box, the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services needs to be added to the NT machine. The original Windows NT distribution diskettes are needed during installation. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network. Click on the Services tab, then click Add. Select Microsoft TCP/IP Printing, then click OK and install this service.

If Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services is not listed in the options box, install the TCP/IP protocol on the server. This is done from the Control Panel/Network box. Click on the Protocols tab and click Add. Select TCP/IP Protocol and click OK. To apply these changes, restart the Windows NT 4.0 server.

6.Enter the printer’s IP address in the box labeled Name or address of server providing lpd.

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