QNAP TS-1079 Pro, Software User Manual

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4.10.2.2 Windows XP
Follow the steps below to set up your printer connection:
M e thod 1
1. Enter \\NAS IP in Windows Explorer.
2. A printer icon is shown as a shared folder on the server. Double click the icon.
3. Install the printer driver.
4. When finished, you can start to use the network printer service of the NAS.
M e thod 2
The following configuration method has been verified on Windows XP only:
1. Open "Printers and Faxes".
2. Delete the existing network printer (if any).
3. Right click the blank area in the Printers and Faxes window. Select "Server
Properties".
4. Click the "Ports" tab and delete the ports configured for the previous network printer
(if any).
5. Restart your PC.
6. Open Printers and Faxes.
7. Click "Add a printer" and click "Next".
8. Select "Local printer attached to this computer". Click "Next".
9. Click "Create a new port" and select "Local Port" from the drop-down menu. Click
"Next".
10.Enter the port name. The format is \\NAS IP\NAS namepr, for example, NAS IP=
192.168.1.1, NAS name= myNAS, the link is \\192.168.1.1\myNASpr.
11.Install the printer driver.
12.Print a test page.