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Step 12: IBM LAN Network Installation

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Step 12: IBM LAN Network Installation Distributing the Printer Software to Network Clients Before a client can print to the printer, the printer software must be installed on the clients workstation. Rather than distributing the CD-ROM to each client, disk images of the installation software can be placed in a public directory or onto diskettes. Use a file management tool to copy disk images. Use the Structure of the CD-ROMs section in Step 10: Understanding the Software to determine the location of the disk images on the CD-ROM. Installing the Printer Software for Network Clients Use the following information to install the OS/2 PCL driver or OS/2 PostScript driver on OS/2 systems (versions 2.0 with Service Pak or later of the OS/2 operating system). To install a driver if a printer was NOT selected during the OS/2 installation 1 Double-click the Templates Folder in the OS/2 system folder. 2 Using the right mouse button, drag the Printer template to the desktop. The Create a Printer window opens. 3 In the Name field, type a name for the printer. 4 Click the port to which the printer is connected. 5 Click Install new printer driver. A window appears with a list of the printer drivers that are shipped with OS/2. 6 Click Other printer driver. 7 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 48 EN

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Step 12: IBM LAN Network Installation
Distributing the Printer Software to Network
Clients
Before a client can print to the printer, the printer software must be
installed on the clients workstation. Rather than distributing the
CD-ROM to each client, disk images of the installation software can
be placed in a public directory or onto diskettes.
Use a file management tool to copy disk images. Use the Structure of
the CD-ROMs section in Step 10: Understanding the Software to
determine the location of the disk images on the CD-ROM.
Installing the Printer Software for Network
Clients
Use the following information to install the OS/2 PCL driver or OS/2
PostScript driver on OS/2 systems (versions 2.0 with Service Pak or
later of the OS/2 operating system).
To install a driver if a printer was NOT selected during
the OS/2 installation
1
Double-click the
Templates Folder
in the OS/2 system folder.
2
Using the right mouse button, drag the
Printer
template to the
desktop. The Create a Printer window opens.
3
In the
Name
field, type a name for the printer.
4
Click the port to which the printer is connected.
5
Click
Install new printer driver
. A window appears with a list of
the printer drivers that are shipped with OS/2.
6
Click
Other printer driver
.
7
Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.