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Configuring Digi with Printers in Windows XP 
Configuring Digi with Printers in Windows XP  Configuring Digi with Printers in Windows XP 

 

1.   From the Start button go to Settings and select Printers.                                                                                                          

2.   Select the Add A Printer option under Printer Tasks (see Figure 1).
     
                                                                                                                                               Figure 1

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 Use the following port option and using the scroll bar, highlight the Digi com port you have the printer connected to (see Figure 4).
      Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                       Figure 4

6.    Select the Manufacturer and Model of the Printer you are installing (see Figure 5).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                                        Figure 5

7.  Enter a name for the Printer and specify whether this will be the default printer (see Figure 6).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                       Figure 6

8.   You will now have the option to share the printer (see Figure 7).  Click Next.
    
                                                                                                                      Figure 7

9. The printer will not be available until the server is rebooted.  Select No when asked to print a test page (see Figure 8).
    
                                                                                                                       Figure
8

10. Go back into the Properties of the Printer you just added.  You will want to make sure that the port settings, on the Ports tab, are configured 
      to match what you have configured on the printer (see Figure 9).
     

                                                                                Figure 9


11. 
To print a test page, reboot the Windows XP 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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