Ricoh Aficio SP 5100N - Manual (Page 111)

Print Driver Installation for Networked Printers
3.3
3
Enter the IP Address of the printer in the [Name or
address of server providing lpd] field.
Enter [lp] (in lower case) in the [Name of printer or
print queue on that server] field.
Note : lp must be entered regardless of the name of the
printer or print queue. lp is the name of the remote printer/
server on the printer. This name does not change.
Select [OK].
Select [Close].
4
With the New Port selected, select [Next].
Insert the CD ROM with the printer drivers into the
workstation and select [Have Disk].
Browse to the required Windows NT driver on the CD ROM
and select [OK].
Note : The driver will be found in the Print 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.
5
Enter the Printer Name and select [Next].
Select [Shared], if you want to share. Otherwise, just
select [Next].
A dialog box will be displayed with a message regarding
the printing of a test page.
Select [Finish] to accept the Yes choice.
6
Continue with Test Print.
Windows 98/Me
1
Refer to "Installing Printer Software for Network Printing"
Software Section "User’s Guide" to install and setup the
printer drivers on the workstation. Once the drivers are
installed, connect a driver to the printer on the network by
selecting [ Multi Direct Print Type S] for the network port.
1. Select [Start], select [Settings], and then select
[Printers].
Right-click on the installed Printer icon and select
[Properties].
2. Select [Details] tab, and Click [Add Port].
The [Add Port] screen will be displayed.
3. Select [Other] Radio button.
Select [Multi Direct Print Type S], and then click [OK].
4. Search a printer using the following radio button
options and click [Next].
- IP Address
- IPX/SPX Address
- DNS Name
- Auto detection on the network
5. If you select "Auto detection on the network" in the
step 4, printers on the network are listed up. Select a
printer in the list and click [Next]. Other options in the
step 4 skip this step.
6. Insert port name and click [Finish].
2 Continue with Test Print.
Test Print
To ensure the printer has been installed on the network
correctly a test print should be submitted from a client
workstation. Perform the following steps:
1
Open a document on a client workstation.
2
Select the SP 5100N as the printer for sending documents
to.
3
Print the document on the device and verify that it prints
correctly.
4
Ensure the print driver is installed on every workstation
that will be sending jobs to the device.
5
Repeat the test for all workstations that will be sending
jobs to the device.