Completing the connection for windows nt 4.0 – Panasonic KX-P8420 User Manual

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Installing Software for Windows

To print from Windows NT 4.0 you need to:

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Set up network servers, if any.

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Set up the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs from your computer.

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

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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 the Start button, select Settings, and then click
Printers.

2

Double-click the

Panasonic

KX-P8420

printer

icon, and

select Properties from the Printer menu.

In the Ports tab, confirm that LPT1 (Local Port) is checked. The
KX-P8420 is ready to accept parallel print jobs from your computer.

3

Select the General tab, and click Print Test Page.

When you select Print, your files are sent over the parallel port
connection to the KX-P8420.

4

Select the Sharing tab if you want to share the printer
with network users. Click Shared, and enter a share
name.

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 dialog box that appears, navigate to the
location of the alternate printer driver to install.

6

Click OK to exit the Printer Properties dialog box.

Completing the
connection for
Windows NT 4.0

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