Completing the connection for windows nt 4.0 – Panasonic KX-PS8100 User Manual

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Installing Software for Windows

To print from Windows NT 4.0 you need to:

Set up network servers, if any.

Set up the printer to accept print jobs from your computer.

Configure a port on each computer with Windows NT 4.0 for the network
or connection type.

Setting up parallel printing on Windows NT 4.0

Once you have installed the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4.0
complete the setup for parallel printing as follows:

To set up parallel printing:

1

Click

[Start]

, select Settings, and then click Printers.

2

Click the

Panasonic

KX-PS8100

printer

icon, and select

Properties from the File menu.

In the Ports tab, confirm that LPT1 (Local Port) is checked. The
printer is ready to accept parallel print jobs from your computer.

3

Click the General tab, and click

[Print\Test\Page]

.

When you click

[Yes]

, your files are sent over the parallel port

connection to the printer.

4

Click the Sharing tab if you want to share the printer
with network users. Click “Shared”, and enter a share
name in the Share Name box.

Select the operating system or systems used by your network
clients from the Alternate Drivers box if you want to install a printer
driver that those clients can automatically download when they
connect.

5

Click

[OK]

. In the window that appears, navigate to the

location of the alternate printer driver to install.

6

Click

[OK]

to exit the Printer Properties window.

Completing the
connection for
Windows NT 4.0

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