Print Driver Installation for Networked Printers
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3 Print Driver Installation for
Networked Printers
This chapter explains how to install the print drivers for networked
printers.
Workstation Setup
This section includes the setup procedures for the various Windows
workstation environments.
Windows Vista (TCP/IP)
Note
: Windows Vista supports printing via TCP/IP as standard when
TCP/IP is installed on a Windows Vista Workstation.
Use the
AutoPlay
to add the printer to the network.
1
Select
Start
, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Printers
.
Double-click on the
Add a printer
icon to display the Add Printer
Wizard.
2
Select
Add a printer
, uncheck the box labelled
Automatically
detect and install my Plug and Play printer.
and then select
Next
to display the dialog box listing available ports.
3
Select
Create a new port
to display the Printer Ports dialog box.
Select
Standard TCP/IP Port
and select
Next
to display the Add
Standard TCP/IP Port dialog box.
Enter the IP Address of the printer in the
Printer Name or IP
Address
field (you can optionally enter a friendly name for the
printer port you are creating or use the default name created). Then
select
Next
to continue.If the network printer settings are not
automatically detected, click on the
Custom
button to setup the
network printer port settings.
It is recommended that you select
Raw
as the Print Protocol.
If you prefer to use LPR:
Select
LPR
as the Print Protocol.
Enter
lp
(in lower case) in the
Queue Name
field.
Uncheck the box labelled
LPR Byte Counting Enabled
.
Check the box labelled
SNMP Status Enabled
.
The
Community Name
should normally be set to “public” (unless
you have configured the device to have a custom SNMP
community name) and the
SNMP Device Index should be set to
1.
Select
OK
.
4
The Add Printer Wizard will then request that you select the driver
to be used for this printer.
Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the workstation and select
Have
Disk
.
Browse to the required Windows Vista driver on the CD-ROM and
select
OK
.
Note
: The driver will be found in the
Printer
folder on the CD in the
appropriate PCL folder. The driver is identified by the file extension
.inf
.
Select
Next
, and select
Next
again and the printer driver will be
loaded onto the workstation.
Enter the Printer Name and select
Next
.
5
If you wish to share the printer over the network Select
Share
name
. You may also wish to install printer drivers for other
operating systems that will access the printer.
A dialog box will be displayed with a message regarding the
printing of a test page.
Select
Finish
to accept the
Yes
choice.
6
Continue with
Test Print
.
Windows XP (TCP/IP)
Note
: Windows XP supports printing via TCP/IP as standard when
TCP/IP is installed on a Windows XP Workstation.
Use the
Add Printer Wizard
to add the printer to the network.
1
Select
Start
, select
Printers and Faxes
.
Double-click on the
Add a printer
icon to display the Add Printer
Wizard.
2
Select
Add a printer
, uncheck the box labelled
Automatically
detect and install my Plug and Play printer.
and then select
Next
to display the dialog box listing available ports.
3
Select
Create a new port
to display the Printer Ports dialog box.
Select
Standard TCP/IP Port
and select
Next
to display the Add
Standard TCP/IP Port dialog box.
Enter the IP Address of the printer in the
Printer Name or IP
Address
field (you can optionally enter a friendly name for the
printer port you are creating or use the default name created). Then
select
Next
to continue.If the network printer settings are not
automatically detected, click on the
Custom
button to setup the
network printer port settings.
It is recommended that you select
Raw
as the Print Protocol.
If you prefer to use LPR:
Select
LPR
as the Print Protocol.
