Windows NT 4.0/2000 Printing

This section explains how to install the IB-21E as an LPR printer in the Windows NT 4.0/2000 environment. 

This section covers:

Verifying Windows NT 4.0/2000 Required TCP/IP Components

The following steps describe how to check for and, if necessary, add the Windows TCP/IP components which are necessary for LPR printing under Windows NT 4.0/2000 environment.

  1. In Windows NT 4.0, select Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network, and Protocols.

In Windows 2000, select Start, Settings, Network and Dial-up Connections, Local Area Connection, and Properties.

If the TCP/IP protocol is missing, click Add to install the protocol or service. You will have to have the Microsoft Windows installation CD.

Figure 1. TCP/IP Protocols (Windows NT 4.0)

  1. For Windows 4.0 NT, click the Services tab. 

If Microsoft TCP/IP Printing and Simple TCP/IP Services are not in the list of Network Services, click on Add to install them.

Figure 2. Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Service

  1. Click on OK when all protocols and services have been added. If the TCP/IP protocol has been added, Windows will prompt for the IP address and other TCP/IP parameters. The new protocols and services will not be available until the system is restarted.

Microsoft recommends re-applying the current Service Pack after adding any new protocols or services. Follow Microsoft’s precautions for Service Pack installation, such as having a current system backup.

 

Configuring the IP address for the IB-21E

See IP Address Configuration.

Configuring the LPR port for Windows NT 4.0/2000

  1. See Installing the Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0/2000 Printer Drivers and install the printer driver as a local printer.
  2. Select Start, Settings, and Printers.
  3. Right click the printer you have just installed and open its Properties.
  4. Click the Ports tab (below).

Figure 3. The Printer Properties Ports Tab (Windows NT 4.0)
  1. Click Add Port. The Printer Ports window (below) will open.

Figure 4. Printer Ports Windows
  1. In Figure 4, click LPR Port. For Windows 2000, click Standard TCP/IP Port.
  2. Click New Port. 

For Windows NT 4.0, the Add LPR compatible printer window (below) will open.

Figure 5. Entering the IP Address and  the printer name (Windows NT 4.0)

For Windows NT 2000, the Add Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will open. In Add Port, enter the IP address and port name in the same manner as above.

Figure 6. Entering the IP Address and the printer name (Windows 2000)
  1. Click OK or Finalize to return to the Ports tab. The new port appears in the list (below). Check the checkbox so that the printer driver points to print to this port.

Figure 7. The port successfully added (Windows NT 4.0)

  1. Click OK. 

 

Sharing the Printer

If the printer is to be shared:

  1. Click the Sharing tab in Figure 6. above. 

Figure 8. Sharing the Printer (Windows NT 4.0)

  1. Select Shared and enter the desired Share Name. 
  2. Selecting other Windows versions in the Alternate Drivers list causes the driver to be automatically installed when a user connects to this share.