Operating instructions

Configuring LPR Port Printing
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Configuring LPR Port Printing
This section explains the procedure for printing to a LPR port from Windows
NT.
Preparation
The TCP/IP protocols must be installed and configured correctly.
⇒
P.14
“Preparing to Use the TCP/IP Protocol for Printing”
Note
❒
The following instructions assume that the printer drivers have already been
installed. This is a procedure to change the printer port to LPR.
A
Click
[
Start
]
, point to
[
Settings
]
, and then click
[
Printers
]
.
B
Click the icon of the printer you want to use. On the
[
File
]
menu, click
[
Prop-
erties
]
.
C
Click the
[
Ports
]
tab, and then click
[
Add Port
]
.
D
In the
[
Available Printer Ports
]
box, click
[
LPR Port
]
, and then click
[
New Port
]
.
Note
❒
If “LPR Port” does not appear, “Microsoft TCP/IP Printing” has not been
installed.
E
Type the IP address of the Network Interface Board into the
[
Name or address
of server providing lpd
]
box.
F
Type “lp” into the
[
Name of printer or print queue on that server
]
box, and click
[
OK
]
.
G
Click
[
Close
]
.
H
Confirm that the port name is displayed in the
[
print to the following port(s)
]
box and the check mark is inside the check box. Then click
[
OK
]
.