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setting
up TCP/IP printing on Windows NT
Windows
2000 has the ability to print via TCP/IP. Windows NT does as well, but
the TCP/IP printing service is not installed by default. To set up the
ability to print via TCP/IP, carry out the steps below. You will need
the Windows NT CD and a copy of the service pack you are currently running.
Service packs can be downloaded from Microsoft.
Checking
to see if the TCP/IP printing service is installed
Right click
on the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop and choose the Properties
item. Click the Services tab. Look for an item called "Microsoft
TCP/IP Printing." If it is not present, you will need to install the service.
If the
TCP/IP Printing Service is installed, skip to the section Creating
a TCP/IP printer. If it is not installed, follow the instructions
in the next section before creating the printer.
Installing
the TCP/IP printing service
- In the
Network window under the Services tab, click the Add
button. The Select Network Service window appears. Select Microsoft
TCP/IP Printing and click the OK button.
- You will
now be prompted to insert the Windows NT CD. Setup will copy the required
files to your hard disk. You will then be prompted to restart. While
restarting, look at the blue screen presented when the machine is booting.
This will tell you what service pack is installed.
- Once
the system has booted, you should reapply the service pack that you
have installed. The TCP/IP printing files are those of the original
NT release and may have been patched by service packs. After reapplying
the service pack, you should restart again.
Creating
a TCP/IP printer
Creating a
TCP/IP printer is very similar to creating any other sort of printer
- Double-click
the Add Printer icon in the Printers control panel.
- You will
now be asked if the printer is connected to My Computer or a
Network printer server.
Surprisingly,
the correct answer is that a TCP/IP printer is connected to My
Computer. A network printer, in this case, means that you have
a computer on the network acting as a print spooler. In this case,
however, the local computer will be doing the spooling. Click the
Next button to continue.
- The next
screen asks you to select the port the printer is connected to. Click
the Add Port... button at the bottom of the list.
- You will
now be asked what type of port you want to create. Highlight LPR
Port and click the New Port... button.
- You will
now be asked to specify the Name or address of server providing lpd
and the Name of printer or print queue on that server
For
the address, type the name or IP address of the printer. The queue
name depends on the type of printer. For HP printers, use the queue
name "raw" Click the OK button (not shown on the screenshot
above) to continue.
- From
this point on, the process of creating a printer is the same as for
other types of printers. That is, you will be asked for the printer
make and model, whether it should be shared, etc. Fill out these panels
as you normally would.
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