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Connecting the Printer to a Network
Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for SMB printing
The following instructions describe printing to a network port using the
Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog.
The Details tab of the Printer Properties dialog is not available when the
dialog is accessed using File>Print from within applications. This tab
appears only when the Printer Properties dialog is accessed via the Printers
folder.
To set up SMB printing on Windows NT 4.0:
1
From the Start menu, choose Settings, and click
Printers.
2
Select the
Panasonic
KX-P8420
printer
icon, and choose
Properties from the File menu.
3
Click the Ports tab in the Properties window and click
Add Port.
4
In the Printer Ports dialog box, select Local Port, and
then click New Port.
The Port Name dialog box appears.
5
Enter the name of the printer port to print to, for
example: \\KX-P8420\direct and then click OK.
6
To confirm the connection, click the General tab in the
Printer Properties dialog box.
7
Click Print Test Page and click OK.
If the test page prints successfully, you are ready to print from the
computer.