TCP/IP environment
4.
4
Printing protocols
Before setting the network printing ports, you must install the printer
driver with the local port (LPT) on the system. Refer to your printer user’s
guide.
Standard TCP/IP port
You can print your documents to your network printer by creating a
Standard TCP/IP port.
Configuring Standard TCP/IP in Windows 2000/XP/Vista/
Windows Server 2003
You can enable or disable the Standard TCP/IP Printing port through
Web Image Monitor SP 3300 Series. Select
Network Settings
>
Raw
TCP/IP,LPR,IPP
.
You can also change the port number of the Standard TCP/IP port. The
default port number is 9100.
Creating a Standard TCP/IP port
1
In Windows XP, click
Start
>
Printers and Faxes
.
In Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, click
Start
>
Settings
>
Printers
.
In Windows Vista, click
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Printers
.
2
Click
Add a printer
or double-click
Add printer
, and then
Next
.
3
Click
Local printer attached to this computer
and then
Next
.
Make sure that
Automatically detect and install my Plug and
Play printer.
is not selected.
4
Click
Create a new port
, select
Standard TCP/IP Port
from the
Type of port list, and click
Next
.
5
Click
Next
.
6
Enter the IP address or DNS name of your network printer and click
Next
.
For the port name, a default name will be entered by Windows. You
can change it to a more user-friendly name.
7
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation.
Now, you can select your printer from the Print Setup dialogue box.
LPR port
LPD, Line Printer Daemon, is the protocol associated with line-printer
spooling services. Users can use the printing service from LPD running
on a network print server through the LPR port. Most operating systems,
such as Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows Server 2003,
support LPR port printing.
Configuring an LPR port
You can enable or disable the LPR Printing port through Web Image
Monitor SP 3300 Series. Select
Network Settings
>
Raw TCP/
IP,LPR,IPP
. You can also change the port number of LPR/LPD. The
default port number is 515.
In Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows Server 2003
To add an LPR port to Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows Server 2003,
users must install a Standard TCP/IP port by default, then change the
printing protocol in the printer properties. For installing the Standard
TCP/IP port, see page 4.4.
1
In Windows XP, click
Start
>
Printers and Faxes
.
In Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, click
Start
>
Settings
>
Printers
.
In Windows Vista, click
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer you want and select
Properties
.
3
Click
Ports
.
4
Make sure that the appropriate Standard TCP/IP port is selected
and click
Configure Port
.
5
Select
LPR
from the Protocol section.
6
Enter the print queue name and click
OK
.
7
Click
OK
to close the properties window.
Printer Port
A Network Printer port is used to send print jobs from network computers
running Windows OS that do not support the Standard TCP/IP port or
LPR port. Adding a Network Printer port
1
From the Windows
Start
menu, select
Settings
>
Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer you want and select
Properties
.
3
Open the
Details
tab and click
Add Port
.
4
Select
Network Printer Port
from the Other list and click
OK
.
5
Select the print server you want to use and click
OK
.
If you cannot find the print server, click
Add New Print Server to
list
, specify information for the print server, such as print server
name, IP address, or MAC address, and click
OK
.
