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Configure the printer port – Planet Technology FPS-5P-M User Manual

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If your Print Server is not listed:

Check that both the Print Server and the printer are properly con-
nected, and powered on.

Check that the Print Server has been configured.

If using TCP/IP, try installing the NetBEUI protocol. See the earlier
section Checking your Network Protocols for details. Then uninstall
and re-install the Peer-to-peer Print Driver.

8. Now you can find the new printer port when you want to change the printer to

other printer port and select the new port to work.

Configure the Printer port


After installing the Peer-to-Peer Print Driver, install the Windows printer driver for each
printer(s) attached to the PrintServer.
1. Click on Start => Settings => Printers.
2. If no printers are installed, install the printer driver(s) per the directions from the

printer

’s manufacturer, as if the printer is a “local” printer attached directly to the PC.

3. After the printer driver has been installed, click on Start => Settings => Printers.

Locate the printer you want to attach to the PrintServer, which appears as an icon in
the Printers folder, and right-click on it.

4. Click on Properties.


5. When the Properties window appears,

w For Windows 95, 98 and Me, choose the Details tab. Click on the Add Port

button.

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