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Configuring LPD/LPR Printers in Windows 2000/XP for the PortServer (II, TS) and Digi One Device Server Products
Configuring LPD/LPR Printers in Windows 2000/XP for the PortServer (II, TS) and Digi One Device Server Products Configuring LPD/LPR Printers in Windows 2000/XP for the PortServer (II, TS) and Digi One Device Server Products

1.   From the Start button go to Settings and select Printers (see Figure 1).  
          

2.   Double-click the Add New Printer Wizard.

3.   This will bring up the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen (see Figure 2).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                      Figure 2

4.  Select the Local Printer option (see Figure 3).  Click Next.
     
                                                                                                                      Figure 3

5.   Select the Create a New Port option and select LPR Port from the drop down box (see Figure 4).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                       Figure 4

6.  Enter the IP Address or DNS Name of the PortServer II.  Enter the Print Queue Name, as defined in the Command Reference Manual
      See Chapter 5 for further details and examples (see Figure 5).  Click Ok.
    
                                                                                                                             Figure 5

7.   Select the Manufacturer and Model of the Printer you are installing (see Figure 6).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                       Figure 6
 

8.  Enter a name for the Printer and specify whether this will be the default printer (see Figure 7).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                       Figure 7

9.   You will now have the option to share the printer (see Figure 8).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                      Figure 8

10. The printer will not be available until the server is rebooted.  Select No when asked to print a test page (see Figure 9).
    
                                                                                                                       Figure 9

11. To print a test page, reboot the Windows 2000 Server and then select the option to Print Test Page from the properties of the newly
      added printer (see Figure 10).
     
                                                                                            Figure 10

 

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