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Part II- Windows NT Port, Configuration - windows 7

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Instant EtherFast® Series 11. If you are using PrintServer with more than one parallel port, choose the PrintServer parallel (LPT) port connected to the newly installed printer. 12. In the Configure PrintServer window, set the Retry interval, which determines how many seconds Windows waits before attempting to send a print job again if the PrintServer was busy. 13. If you want each print job to be identified with the user's name, enable the banner. If you need postscripting printing for the banner, select the PostScript option. Be sure to enter the workgroup or username you want to appear on the banner. 14. When you finish, click OK. When the Printer Properties window reappears, click Apply, then select the General tab. Click on Print Test Page. If the page prints, click OK in the Properties window and close all opened windows. Your PrintServer installation is now complete, and you can print as you do normally. To change the PrintServer's internal setup or configuration, see page 37. Note: For 3-Port PrintServers (EPSX3) and 2-Port Switched PrintServers (EFSP42), you must add a port each time you add a printer to your PrintServer and each time you add an additional PrintServer to your network. EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers Part II- Windows NT Port Configuration Your PrintServer is fully compatible with Windows NT 4.0 environments. This section will show you how to set up each port you use on the PrintServer so all the computers on your networks can print from the PrintServer. At this point, you must have: • TCP/IP installed on each of your computers. If not, see page 58. • IPX installed on each of your computers. If not, see page 58. • have an IP address for the PrintServer and each computer on the network. • Logged on as an NT Adminstrator. If you do not complete the above first, your installation will not be complete. It is assumed that your CD-ROM drive's letter name is designated as D. If your CD drive is named another letter, replace all instances of D with the appropriate letter. 22 23

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EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers
23
Instant EtherFast
®
Series
22
Part II- Windows NT Port
Configuration
Your PrintServer is fully compatible with Windows NT 4.0 environments.
This section will show you how to set up each port you use on the PrintServer
so all the computers on your networks can print from the PrintServer.
At this point, you must have:
• TCP/IP installed
on each of your computers.
If not, see page 58.
• IPX installed on each of your computers.
If not, see page 58.
• have an IP address for the PrintServer and each computer on the network.
• Logged on as an NT Adminstrator.
If you do not complete the above first, your installation will not be complete.
It is assumed that your CD-ROM drive’s letter name is designated as D.
If
your CD drive is named another letter, replace all instances of D with the
appropriate letter.
11. If you are using PrintServer with more than one parallel port, choose the
PrintServer parallel (LPT) port connected to the newly installed printer.
12. In the
Configure PrintServer
window, set the
Retry interval
, which
determines how many seconds Windows waits before attempting to send a
print job again if the PrintServer was busy.
13. If you want each print job to be identified with the user’s name, enable
the banner. If you need postscripting printing for the banner, select the
PostScript
option. Be sure to enter the workgroup or username you want
to appear on the banner.
14. When you finish, click
OK
. When the
Printer Properties
window reap-
pears, click
Apply
, then select the
General
tab.
Click on
Print Test
Page
.
If the page prints, click
OK
in the
Properties
window and close
all opened windows. Your PrintServer installation is now complete, and
you can print as you do normally.
To change the PrintServer’s internal setup or configuration, see page 37.
Note:
For 3-Port PrintServers (EPSX3) and 2-Port Switched PrintServers
(EFSP42), you must add a port each time you add a printer to your
PrintServer and each time you add an additional PrintServer to your network.