Paxar 9800 Series User Manual

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7-2 Windows 95/98 Peer-to-Peer Configuration

C o n f i g u r i n g W i n d o w s 9 5 / 9 8 P e e r - t o - P e e r ( J e t A d m i n V 3 . 0
a n d a b o v e )

1. Go the Start button, choose Programs, HP JetAdmin Utilities and then Add HP

JetDirect Printers. Select Custom Setup and press Next.

2. Select either IPX/SPX or TCP/IP printer, depending on which protocol you want

to use. Click on Printer List to get a list of available printers (or you may
manually enter the information).

3. Click on the print server name (XCD_xxxxxx_P1 is the default name for

IPX/SPX and XCD_xxxxxx is the default for TCP/IP, where "xxxxxx" is the last
six digits of the Ethernet address) and press OK and then Next. Note that if
you have an multiple ports enabled, the print server name will show up twice in
the list; you may click on either name to configure it.

4. Select port #1

5. If you need to print from DOS, type in LPT2 or LPT3 as the port name (do not

put in the colon). Do not use LPT1 or any other physical port on the PC. If you
do not need to print from DOS, you may enter any name. Click Next for TCP/IP
or Finish for IPX/SPX.

6. If you specify LPT2 or LPT3 you can ignore the message about potential

hardware conflicts if you do not have physical ports with these names.

7. If you are using IPX/SPX, click Finish and skip to step 7. If you are using

TCP/IP, click Next.

8. If you are using TCP/IP, you can change the desired IP address. Click on

Finish to continue.

9. Click OK when you get the message that the port has been successfully

created.

10. Select the appropriate printer driver and click Next.

11. Choose the port you created in step 5 and then click Next.

12. Pick any name for the printer and click Next. Print a test page if desired, and

then press Finish.

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