Adding Printers in Windows
AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
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Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor
This section describes how to set up a Windows 2000/XP/2003 server for
LPR printing over the TCP/IP protocol, using the built-in Microsoft LPR
Monitor i.e.
Print Services for UNIX
.
Note:
Basic Setup
If you have not already done so, you should perform the TCP/IP basic
setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing.
Preparing for
LPR Printing
Follow the following steps to prepare for LPR printing:
1. Open the
Control Panel
.
2. Click
Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click
Add/Remove Windows Components.
4. Check
Other Network File and Print Services
and click
Details
.
5. Check
Print Services for Unix
and click
OK
.
6. Click
Next
and
Finish
.
7. Close
Add/Remove Programs
and the
Control Panel
.
Installing an LPR
printer
Follow the instructions below to use the standard Windows method for
installing an LPR printer in Windows 2000/XP/2003:
Windows XP:
1. Go to
Start | Printers and Faxes
and click the
Add a Printer
icon to start
the
Add Printer Wizard
. Click
Next
.
Windows 2000:
1. Go to
Start | Settings | Printers
and click the
Add Printer
icon to start
the
Add Printer Wizard
. Click
Next
.
2. Select the appropriate radio button:
Local Printer
. Click
Next.
3. Click the
Create a new port
radio button and select
LPR Port
from the list.
Click
Next
.
See
“Alternative Method for LPR Printing”
on page 72 for instructions on how
to set up printing over LPR without installing Print Services for Unix
.
