Appendix c. printing protocols, Standard tcp/ip port – Dell 2355dn Multifunction Mono Laser Printer User Manual

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Appendix C. Printing protocols

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Appendix C. 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/MFP 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/Server 2003/Server

2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2

You can enable or disable the Standard TCP/IP Printing port through EWS

(Embedded Web Service).
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

For Windows 2000, click the Start button Settings Printer.
For Windows XP/ Server 2003, click the

Start button and point to Printers

and Faxes.
For Windows Vista/Server 20008, click the

Start button and click Control

Panel Hardware and Sound Printers.
For Windows 7, click the

Start button and click Control Panel

Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, click the

Start button and click Control

Panel Hardware Devices and Printers.

2

Click Add a printer or double-click Add Printer, and then Next.

3

Click Local printer attached to this computer or Local printer 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.

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