Philips AXIS 5900 User Manual

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Adding Printers in Windows

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AXIS 5900 User’s Manual

Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor

See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the

procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows 2000

workstation:

1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select

Settings | Printers from the Start

menu and double-click the

Add Printer icon. Start the installation by

clicking

Next.

2. The Wizard asks you to select

Local printer or Network printer. Select Local

printer. Click Next.

3. Click

Create a new port. In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port and

click

Next.

4. Select

NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK.

5. Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports. The

port appears as <name>.<port> (Example: AX100086.LP1). The <port> is
LP1 for LPT1 or LP2 for LPT2.

6. Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer. Click

Next and

proceed directly to step 9. It is only necessary to perform steps 7 - 8 if your
printer does not appear in the list.

Note:

7. Click the

Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was

provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click
OK.

8. Select the printer driver you want to install and click

Next.

9. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click

Next.

10. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and

click

Next.

11. Choose whether you want to print a test page, click

Next and then Finish.

Even if the desired printer is available in the

Manufacturers and Printers

lists, you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer. This
assures you of the latest driver software.

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