Gestetner 1502 - Setting up Lpr on Windows NT or Windows 2000

7.2 Installing in a Windows Environment
7-4
TCP/IP Configuration
To set up IP and
lpr
parameters:
1.
Use Telnet to access the Network Interface Board.
The default login and password are both
sysadm
.
2.
Turn off the protocols you are not using (Option 3).
3.
Set up the subnet mask and default gateway for the Network Interface Board, if
applicable (Option 1).
4.
Exit, save, and reset the Network Interface Board.
Alternatively, you can set up IP and
lpr
parameters by accessing the Network Interface
Board HTML pages with MAP or a Web browser (see Chapter 3,
Monitoring the Network
Interface Board
). The password to change parameters with the HTML pages is the same as
the Telnet password.
7.2.5 Setting Up
lpr
on Windows NT or Windows 2000
1.
Choose
Start
->
Settings
->
Printers
.
2.
Click
Add Printer
.
The Add Printer wizard appears. Click
Next
to proceed.
3.
On Windows NT:
— Choose the
My Computer
option and click
Next
.
—Click
Add Port
. A list of printer ports is displayed.
— Select
LPR Port
in the list of ports and click
New Port
. The Add LPR
Compatible Printer window appears.
On Windows 2000:
— Choose the
Local Printer
option and click
Next
.
— Choose
Create a New Port
and select
LPR Port
from the list.
—Click
Next
.
4.
Specify the IP address of the Network Interface Board. For the name of the printer
or queue, specify
PORT1
(all uppercase, no space) and click
OK
.
5.
On Windows NT
: In the list of available ports, put a checkmark next to the LPR
port you created and click
Next
.
6.
Select the printer manufacturer and printer and click
Next
.
7.
Optionally, specify the printer name and click
Next
.
8.
You can choose the
Shared
option and select one or more operating systems that
will print to this printer. Click
Next
.