Adding Printers in Windows
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AXIS 5900 User’s Manual
Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor
See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the
procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows 2000
workstation:
1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select
Settings | Printers
from the
Start
menu and double-click the
Add Printer
icon. Start the installation by
clicking
Next
.
2. The Wizard asks you to select
Local printer
or
Network printer
. Select
Local
printer
. Click
Next
.
3. Click
Create a new port.
In the Available Ports dialog, select
AXIS Port
and
click
Next
.
4. Select
NetBIOS/NetBEUI
as your choice of network protocol and click
OK
.
5. Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports. The
port appears as <name>.<port> (Example: AX100086.LP1). The <port> is
LP1 for LPT1 or LP2 for LPT2.
6. Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer. Click
Next
and
proceed directly to step 9. It is only necessary to perform steps 7 - 8 if your
printer does not appear in the list.
Note:
7. Click the
Have Disk...
button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was
provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click
OK
.
8. Select the printer driver you want to install and click
Next
.
9. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click
Next
.
10. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and
click
Next
.
11. Choose whether you want to print a test page, click
Next
and then
Finish
.
Even if the desired printer is available in the
Manufacturers
and
Printers
lists, you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer. This
assures you of the latest driver software.