User`s manual

Adding Printers in Windows
AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 33
Adding Printers in Windows Vista using the Microsoft LPR Monitor
Prepare for LPR
Printing
1. Go to Start | Control Panel | Programs.
2. Click Turn Windows features on or off.
3. Expand Print Services.
4. Ensure that LPR Port Monitor is checked.
5. Click OK.
Installing an LPR
printer
1. Go to Start | Control Panel | Hardware and Sound.
2. Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Click Add a local printer.
4. Click Create a new port.
5. In the dropdown list, select LPR Port. Click Next.
6. Enter the IP address (or host name) in the field Name or address of server
providing lpd (example: 192.168.0.90) and enter the port you want to use
in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server (example: USB1).
7. Click OK.
8. End the Wizard in the usual manner: select Manufacturer and Printer (Next),
keep/replace driver (Next), name the printer, make it default or not (Next)
and finally decide whether you want to print a test page.
Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor
This section describes how to set up a Windows 2000/XP server for LPR
printing over the TCP/IP protocol, using the built-in Microsoft LPR
Monitor i.e. Print Services for UNIX.
Note:
Basic Setup If you have not already done so, you should perform the TCP/IP basic
setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing.
Preparing for
LPR Printing
Follow the following steps to prepare for LPR printing:
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
See “Alternative Method for LPR Printing” on page 34 for instructions on
how to set up printing over LPR without installing Print Services for Unix.