Ricoh Aficio SP 5100N - Manual (Page 109)

Print Driver Installation for Networked Printers
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Print Driver Installation
for Networked Printers
This chapter explains how to install the print drivers for
networked printers.
Workstation Setup
This section includes the setup procedures for the various
Windows workstation environments.
Windows XP (TCP/IP)
Note : Windows XP supports printing via TCP/IP as standard
when TCP/IP is installed on a Windows XP Workstation.
Use the Add Printer Wizard to add the printer to the network.
1
Select [Start], select [Printers and Faxes].
Double-click on the [Add a printer] icon to display the
Add Printer Wizard.
2
Select [Local Printer attached to this computer], uncheck the
box labelled [Automatically detect and install my Plug and
Play printer.]and then select [Next] to display the
dialog box
listing available ports.
3
Select [Create a new port] to display the Printer Ports
dialog box.
Select [Standard TCP/IP Port] and select [Next] to
display the Add Standard TCP/IP Port
dialog box.
Enter the IP Address of the printer in the [Printer Name
or IP Address] field (you can optionally enter a friendly
name for the printer port you are creating or use the
default name created). Then select [Next] to continue.
If the network printer settings are not automatically
detected, click on the [Custom] button to setup the
network printer port settings.
It is recommended that you select [Raw] as the Print
Protocol.
If you prefer to use LPR:
Select [LPR] as the Print Protocol.
Enter [lp] (in lower case) in the [Queue Name] field.
Uncheck the box labelled [LPR Byte Counting Enabled]
Check the box labelled [SNMP Status Enabled].
The [Community Name] should normally be set to
“public” (unless you have configured the device to have a
custom SNMP community name) and the [SNMP Device
Index] should be set to 1.
Select [OK].
4 The Add Printer Wizard will then request that you select
the driver to be used for this printer.
Insert the CD ROM with the printer drivers into the
workstation and select [Have Disk].
Browse to the required Windows XP driver on the CDROM
and select [OK].
Note : The driver will be found in the Printer folder on the CD
in the appropriate PCL folder. The driver is identified by the file
extension .inf.
Select [Next], and select [Next] again and the printer
driver will be loaded onto the workstation.
Enter the Printer Name and select [Next].
5
If you wish to share the printer over the network Select
[Share name]. You may also wish to install printer drivers
for other operating systems that will access the printer.
A dialog box will be displayed with a message regarding
the printing of a test page.
Select [Finish] to accept the Yes choice.
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Continue with Test Print.