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Installation of port monitors instructions Windows 2000 & XP
Note: Please make sure you have either the HP LaserJet llP Plus Print driver or the appropriate Boca FGL Print
driver installed before continuing with these instructions (see website for FGL driver).
Installing a Standard TCP/IP port using Raw protocol on Windows 2000 (preferred method).
1. Open the Control Panel through the Start Menu and open Printers.
2. Double click Add Printer.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Local printer, clear the Automatically detect my printer check box, and then click Next.
5. Select Create a new port.
6. Choose Standard TCP/IP Port from the "Type" drop down menu. You may have to scroll all the way down to the
bottom.
7: Click Next.
8: Enter the IP address of the printer into the Printer Name or IP Address field (ex. 10.0.0.192).
The Port Name is filled in automatically. You may change it if you wish.
9: Enter the name you wish to call the printer in the Port Name field (ex. BOCA).
10. Click Next and wait for a bit.
11. Set Device Type to Custom and click Settings.
12. Set Protocol to Raw.
13. Make sure Port Number is set to 9100.
14. Leave SNMP Status Enabled unchecked.
15. Click OK, then click Next, then click Finish and wait a bit.
16. Choose Boca-> appropriate dpi version and click Next. Choose HP -> HP laserJet llP Plus if using a PCL4 BOCA
printer.
17. If it tells you the driver is already installed, keep existing driver and just click Next.
18. Enter the name you wish to call the printer in the Printer Name field (ex. tcpprinter).
Decide if you want it as your default printer.
19. Click Next.
20. Decide if you want to share the printer - if so, give it a 'share' name (ex. tcpprint).
21. Click Next.
22. Give it a location/comment description if desired.
23. Click Next.
24. Select No or Yes for Do you want to print a test page?
25. Click Next and then click Finish.
26. If you elected to print a test page it should print after clicking Finish.
Note: The Standard TCP/IP port (shown above) is the only method we support which allows for detailed status to be reported
back to the Host via the bi-directional Raw TCP protocol.
Installing an LPR port on Windows 2000.
1. To open Printers, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
2. Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next.
3. Click Local printer, clear the Automatically detect my printer check box, and then click Next.
4. Click Create a new port, and then click LPR Port. If LPR Port is not available, click Cancel to stop the wizard. To add
the LPR port, you need to install Print Services for Unix.
5. Click Next, and then provide the following information:
- In Name or address of server providing LPD, type the DNS name or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the host for the
printer you are adding. You can also enter the DNS name or IP address of the direct-connect TCP/IP printing device (the
boca printer) or the UNIX computer to which the printing device is connected (ex. 10.0.0.192). The DNS name can be the
name specified for the host in the Hosts file.
- In Name of printer or print queue on that server, type the name of the printer as it is identified by the Host, which is
either the direct-connect printer itself or the UNIX computer.
6. Choose Boca-> appropriate dpi version and click Next. Choose HP -> HP laserJet llP Plus if using a PCL4 BOCA
printer.
7. If it tells you the driver is already installed, keep existing driver and just click Next.
8. Enter the name you wish to call the printer in the Printer Name field (ex. lprprinter). Decide if you want it as your default
printer.
9. Click Next.
10 Decide if you want to share the printer - if so, give it a 'share' name (ex. lprprint).
11. Click Next.
12. Give it a location/comment description if desired.
13. Click Next.
14. Select No or Yes for Do you want to print a test page?
15. Click Next and then click Finish.
16. If you elected to print a test page it should print after clicking Finish.
Notes: