TROY Group 100S manual Windows NT/2000/XP LAN/Warp Server Configuration

Section 6 Windows NT/2000/XP LAN/Warp Server Configuration

Introduction

Windows

NT/2000 IP

Configuration

Users of Windows NT V3.5 or later (including Windows NT Advanced Server), Windows 2000, and Windows XP can print directly using the TCP/IP protocol to printers equipped with a TROY PocketPro 100S. No special software is required on the Windows NT system, and the printing operates transparently with any application.

The TROY PocketPro 100S also supports transparent printing from IBM LAN Server and Warp Server file server, as well as from OS/2 Warp Connect workstations, using the TCP/IP protocol. TCP/IP is included standard with Warp Server and with LAN Server V4.0, and is optional on LAN Server V3.x systems. It is also included standard with OS/2 Warp Connect, and is optional on earlier versions of OS/2.

In addition, client PCs connected to a Windows NT Advanced Server or to an IBM LAN Server file server can print transparently to the TROY PocketPro 100S. In this case, the client PCs typically use the NetBEUI protocol to print jobs to the file server, which in turn spools the job to the TROY PocketPro 100S via TCP/IP. The advantage of TCP/IP compared to other approaches is that it is a high-performance routable industry-standard protocol.

NOTE: TROY recommends TCP/IP for Windows NT and OS/2 printing because it is routable and provides higher performance. The TROY PocketPro 100S also supports printing using the NetBEUI or DLC/LLC protocols. Windows NT and OS/2 configuration using these protocols is also described in this manual.

To configure a print queue from a Windows NT/2000/XP computer, you must first configure an IP address in both the computer and in the print server as follows:

1.If you have not already done so, install TCP/IP on your Windows NT/2000/XP system. This is done via the Network icon in the Control Panel window of the Windows NT system (the Control Panel is in the Main window on NT V3.5x systems, or use the Start button on NT V4.xx or 2000 to access the Settings menu, or use the Start button on XP to access the control panel).

a.On NT V3.5x systems, select Add Software and add TCP/IP Protocol and related components. Click on Continue, choose the options TCP/IP Network Printing Support and Connectivity Options, and then click on Continue again. Insert the requested disk(s) to copy the required files.

b.On NT V4.xx/2000 systems, click on the Protocols tab, select Add, and double click on TCP/IP protocol. Insert the requested disk(s) to copy the required files. Then click on the Services tab, and double-click on Microsoft TCP/IP Printing (only required if printing from Windows NT 4.xx and using LPR). Again insert the requested disk(s). Click on the Protocols tab when then copying is finished.

c.On 2000/XP systems, go to Network Connections (Network and Dial-up Connections on Windows 2000) and right-click on your local area connection. Go to Properties, click on Install, Protocol, TCP/IP, and then click on OK.

PocketPro 100S Administrator’s Guide -- Document #40165-110 Rev. A 6-1