Adding Printers in OS/2
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AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
Section 10
Adding Printers in OS/2
Having connected the Axis Network Print Server to your network, as
described in
“Connect the Hardware”
on page 13, this section now
describes how to set up your Axis Network Print Server for printing in the
OS/2 environment.
Continue with the instructions presented in the table below:
If you intend to operate your AXIS 5570e in a multi-protocol, mixed
environment, you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this
manual.
TCP/IP Printing
Having assigned an IP address to the Axis Network Print Server, as
described in
“Setting the IP Address”
on page 15, you are now ready to
install it for TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The Axis Network
Print Server supports LPR Printing using the lprportd service method.
Installing the
Axis Network Print
Server
Follow the instructions below to install the print server using the lprportd
service method:
1. Open the
OS/2 System
window, select
TCP/IP
and
TCP/IP Configuration
.
2. Select
Printing
, type a number, e.g. 3, in the
Maximum number of LPD ports
field. The Remote print server and Remote print server's printer fields should
remain empty.
3. Select
Autostart
, select
lprportd
, click the
Autostart
check box and select
Detached
.
4. Exit and Save.
5. Restart your OS/2 client.
Creating a
Print Queue
Continue with the instructions below to create a print queue:
1. Open the
Template
group. Create an new printer from Templates by
dragging the
Printer
icon to the desktop with the right mouse button.
2. Select a printer driver and double-click a free
Output port, for instance
\PIPE\LPD0.
3. Enter the host name or the IP address of the Axis Network Print Server in
the
LPD server
field.
4. Enter one of the Axis Network Print Server logical printer names, for
example pr1, in the
LPD printer
field.
Printing protocol
See ...
TCP/IP
“TCP/IP Printing”
on page 124
NetBIOS/NetBEUI
“NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printing in OS/2”
on page 125
