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7
If you have selected a printer driver that is already used, you have the option of either keeping the
existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and click
Next
.
8
Enter any desired name for the Lenovo printer and click
Next
. For example, you could call the printer
"Networked Lenovo Printer".
9
Select
Not Shared
or
Shared
and
Share Name
and click
Next
.
10
Windows
®
will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select
Yes
and then select
Finish
.
You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer on your PC so that all print jobs are routed
through your computer.
Adding a second NetBIOS print port
1
You do not need to re-run the installation program to add a new NetBIOS port. Instead, click the
Start
button, select
Settings
, and open the
Printers
window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to
configure, select
File
from the menu bar, and then
Properties
.
Windows
®
95/98/Me
2
Click the
Details
tab and click the
Add Port
button. In the
Add Port
dialog, select the
Other
radio button
and then highlight
Lenovo NetBIOS port
. Click
OK
and enter the port name. The default port name is
BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in
which case use BNT2, etc... Once you have specified the port name, click the
OK
button. You will then
see the
Port Properties Dialog
. Enter the print server and port name of the printer that you wish to print
to and click
OK
. You should now see the port that you have just created in the
Print to the following
port
setting of the printer driver.
Windows NT
®
4.0 / Windows
®
2000/XP
2
Click the
Ports
tab and click the
Add Port
button. In the
Add Port
dialog, highlight
Lenovo NetBIOS
port
. Click
New Port
and enter the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you have already used
this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc... Once
you have specified the port name, click the
OK
button. You will then see the
Port Properties Dialog
.
Enter the print server and port name of the printer that you wish to print to and click
OK
. You should now
see the port that you have just created in the
Print to the following port
setting of the printer driver.
Other sources of information
1
Visit www.lenovo.com for more information on network printing.
2
of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.