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LPR port, Configuring an LPR port

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6 Enter the IP address or DNS name of your network printer and click Next. For the port name, a default name will be entered by Windows. You can change it to a more user-friendly name. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation. Now, you can select your printer from the Print Setup dialogue box. LPR port LPD, Line Printer Daemon, is the protocol associated with line-printer spooling services. Users can use the printing service from LPD running on a network print server through the LPR port. Most operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2, Linux, and UNIX, support LPR port printing. Configuring an LPR port You can enable or disable the LPR Printing port through Embedded Web Service. In Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2 To add an LPR port to Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2, users must install a Standard TCP/IP port by default, and then change the printing protocol in the printer properties. For installing the Standard TCP/IP port, see page 30. 1 For Windows 2000, click the Start button Settings Printer. For Windows XP/Server 2003, click the Start button and point to Printers and Faxes. For Windows Vista/Server 2008, click the Start button and click Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers. For Windows 7, click the Start button and click Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers. For Windows Server 2008 R2, click the Start button and click Control Panel Hardware Devices and Printers. 2 Right-click the printer you want and select Properties. 3 Click Ports. Appendix C. Printing protocols 31

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Appendix C. Printing protocols
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6
Enter the IP address or DNS name of your network printer and click
Next
.
For the port name, a default name will be entered by Windows. You can
change it to a more user-friendly name.
7
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation.
Now, you can select your printer from the Print Setup dialogue box.
LPR port
LPD, Line Printer Daemon, is the protocol associated with line-printer
spooling services. Users can use the printing service from LPD running on a
network print server through the LPR port. Most operating systems, such as
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2,
Linux, and UNIX, support LPR port printing.
Configuring an LPR port
You can enable or disable the LPR Printing port through
Embedded Web
Service
.
In Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2
To add an LPR port to Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server
2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2, users must install a Standard TCP/IP port by
default, and then change the printing protocol in the printer properties. For
installing the Standard TCP/IP port, see page 30.
1
For Windows 2000, click the
Start
button
Settings
Printer
.
For Windows XP/Server 2003, click the
Start
button and point to
Printers
and Faxes
.
For Windows Vista/Server 2008, click the
Start
button and click
Control
Panel
Hardware and Sound
Printers
.
For Windows 7, click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Devices and Printers
.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, click the
Start
button and click
Control
Panel
Hardware
Devices and Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer you want and select
Properties
.
3
Click
Ports
.