Adding Printers in Windows
AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
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setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing.
Preparing for
LPR Printing
In the
Control Panel
, double-click the
Network
icon. Select the
Services
tab. If the
TCP/IP Printing
entry appears, then TCP/IP is already installed.
Close the
Network
folder and go on to
Installing an LPR printer
, below.
First, prepare for LPR printing:
1. Open the
Control Panel
and
double-
click the
Network
icon.
2. Select
Protocols
.
3. Add
TCP\IP Protocol
.
4. Select
Services
.
5. Add
Microsoft TCP\IP Printing
.
Installing an LPR
Printer
1. Go to
Start | Settings | Printers | Add Printer
. Select
My Computer
(for
peer-to-peer printing) and click
Next
.
2. From the
Available Ports
list, choose the appropriate printer port, which will
appear as the host name or IP address of the print server. Skip to step 7.
3. If the host name or IP address of the print server you wish to use does not
appear in the list
,
click
Add Port
.
4. Choose
LPR Port
from
Available Printer Ports
and click
New Port
.
5. Type the print server’s name or IP address in the field
Name or address of
server providing lpd
(
Example: 10.13.6.198
).
Then enter which port to use
in the field
Name of printer or print queue on that server
according to the
table below (Example: LPT1). Click
OK
and then
Close
.
6. The added print server will now appear in the
Available Ports
list.
7. Click
Next
, choose an appropriate driver and finish the installation in the
normal manner.
Ports available
USB port
Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2
Serial port
AXIS 5570e
USB1
LPT1
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