To adjust the network printer's settings, open the printer's Properties
dialog box. The Device Settings tab provides access to printer-specific
settings, as you see in Screen 8. After you confirm that the printer is
connected and functioning, you can configure the clients on your network to use
the printer: Run the Printer Wizard, and select the network printer from the
workstation.
Xerox DocuPrint 4512
The Xerox DocuPrint 4512 is a 600dpi, workgroup printer that generates
documents comparable to output from 1200dpi printers. Duplex printing and two
250-sheet paper drawers come standard, and an envelope drawer is optional. A
large toner cartridge and a separate drum cut the consumables cost to almost
half that of comparable printers.
This network printer uses the generic Windows NT TCP/IP print monitor that
ships with NT 4.0. The generic support works with any TCP/IP network printer.
First you add the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing support. The second step is to
perform steps 1 through 9 in the previous section to set up the printer driver.
Finally, you combine the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing support with the printer
driver. Use the following five steps to set up the 4512.
STEP 1: Open the Network applet in the NT
Control Panel, and select the Services tab. Typically, the list of installed
services will not include the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing support. If Microsoft
TCP/IP Printing is not listed, click Add; otherwise, skip to step 3.
STEP 2: Locate Microsoft TCP/IP Printing on
the list of network services, as you see in Screen 9, and click OK. Next, click
OK to close the Network applet. NT will prompt you for the location of the NT
CD-ROM or floppies if it cannot find the files it needs to in-
stall the
Microsoft TCP/IP Printing support.
STEP 3: Perform steps 1 through 9 from the
previous section, but select the driver for the Xerox DocuPrint 4512 instead of
the Lexmark printer. After you step through this process, you will end up in the
Printer Ports dialog box for the Xerox printer. An LPR Port monitor is available
in this screen that was not available during the Lexmark installation. Screen 10
shows this port monitor. Select it, and click New Port.
STEP 4: You will see the Add LPR compatible
printer dialog box, which lets you enter the printer name and the printer port
name. You will see an IP address or DNS name that NT assigned to the printer,
using the printer's configuration process. The port name for this network
printer might be a fixed name, such as PORT1, or any name that you give to the
port. Check the printer's documentation to be sure, and click OK when you're
finished.
STEP 5: If you share the Xerox DocuPrint 4512
network printer as you shared the Lexmark printer in step 6 of the previous
section, the printer will now be accessible to users across the NT network. The
troubleshooting comments from the previous section also apply to this
configuration.
Installing a network printer doesn't have to be difficult. Most problems
occur from mismatched IP addresses, DNS names, or printer names, so check these areas first. Also, disable non-TCP/IP support on the printer if you don't use other protocols on the network.
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