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Adding a TCP/IP Printer in Windows 2000

Contents: Installing the Print Driver | Recommended Settings
Standalone workstations and servers may require the ability to print directly to a networked printer. This document describes the configuration of an LPR based printer in Windows 2000.

You will need the IP address or DNS name of the printer as well as access to the W2000 distribution media and administrative access to the workstation or server.

Installing the Print Driver

  1. Click Start, select Settings, and then select Printers.

  2. Double click Add Printer to begin the Add Printer Wizard (See Fig. 1).

    3. Fig. 1

  3. Select Next, then Local Printer (See Fig. 2).

    4. Fig. 2

  4. Click Next, then select Create New Port and Standard TCP/IP Port. (See Fig. 3)

    5. Fig. 3

  5. Click Next when the Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard begins (See Fig. 4).

    6. Fig. 4

  6. Enter the printer's TCP/IP address in the Printer Name or IP Address: window. Then click Next. The Port Name window will populate with the same TCP/IP address (See Fig. 5).

    7. Fig. 5

  7. Windows 2000 will display a description of the port. Click Finish to complete the new port installation. This may take several minutes as Windows verifies the port (See Fig. 6).

    8. Fig. 6

  8. When prompted to select Manufacturer and Model, select Xerox Tektronix (or Tektronix if this is an older Phaser printer) and select the correct printer model (See Fig. 7).

        Note: This assumes the print driver resides in the system already. If the driver has just been downloaded, select Have Disk, then Browse to the directory containing the unzipped driver files.

    Fig. 7

  9. If prompted to either Replace or Keep existing driver, select Keep if necessary or Replace if this is a driver downloaded from the internet (See Fig. 8).

    10. Fig. 8

  10. Name the printer according to the naming convention used and set whether this is to be the default printer (See Fig. 9).

    11. Fig. 9

  11. Appoint a share name if the printer is to be shared (See Fig. 10).

    12. Fig. 10

  12. Select whether or not to print a test page (See Fig. 11).

    13. Fig. 11

  13. Confirm the information in the final window, then select Finish (See Fig. 12).

    14. Fig. 12

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Recommended Settings

  1. Right-mouse click the printer in the Printer's control panel and select Properties. Select the Advanced tab.

  2. Set the spooling to Start printing immediately and place a check mark next to Print spooled documents first and Enable advanced printing features. Click OK (See Fig. 13).

Fig. 13


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