Appendix b: windows server configuration, Windows nt 4.0 server, Adding tcp/ip printing support – Motorola WPS870G User Manual

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Appendix B: Windows Server Configuration

Windows NT 4.0 Server

If using Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Support must be installed.

If it is already installed, add a TCP/IP Remote Printer, as described below.

Otherwise, install TCP/IP printing support and then add a TCP/IP Remote Printer.

Adding TCP/IP Printing Support

1

Navigate to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network.

2

Click the Service option and ensure that Microsoft TCP/IP Printing is enabled. If it is
not enabled, select the Add option to enable it.

3

Reboot the computer to enable support.

Adding a TCP/IP Remote Printer

1

Navigate to Start > Settings > Printer and start the Add Printer wizard.

2

When prompted with “This printer will be managed by,” select My Computer and click
Next

.

3

Select Add Port…, then select LPR Port and click New Port.

4

In the “Name of Address of server providing LPD:” Dialog box, enter the Wireless Print
Server's IP address

.

5

In the Name of printer or print queue on that server dialog box, enter the appropriate
logical printer number

(for example, L1) as previously configured on the Wireless

Print Server.

By default, L1 is port 1, and L2 is port 2.

6

Click OK. When returned to the Printer Ports window, click Close install your printer
driver as usual. See

Section 2:Installation

. When prompted whether or not the printer

will be shared, select the Sharing radio button.

7

In the Shared dialog box, enter the shared printer name. The shared name is how
other users will see this printer.

8

Click OK to save and exit. Client computers can now be configured as described in

Section 2:Installation

.

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