Allied Telesis FastPrint Server User Manual

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Chapter 5. TCP/IP

Windows NT host configuration

FastPrint Server User’s Guide

3. When the Create Printer dialog box reappears, check the Share This Printer On The

Network option.

4. In the Share Name box, Printer Manager creates an MS-DOS compatible resource

name, which you can change if you wish. In the Location box, you can enter
information concerning the printer location.
Network users will see this information when browsing to find this printer.

5. Complete any other configuration information in the Create Printer dialog box.

5.5.3.2. Windows NT 4.0

1. Go to StartèSettingsèPrinter and invoke the Add Printer wizard.

2. When prompted with This printer will be managed by, select My Computer and

click Next.

3. Select Add Port…, then select LPR Port and click New Port.

4. In the Name of Address of server providing LPD: dialog box, enter the FastPrint’s IP

address.

5. In the Name of printer or print queue on that server dialog box, enter the appropriate

logical printer number (L1..L8) as previously configured on the FastPrint Server.

6. Click OK. When returned to the Printer Ports window, simply elect Close and then

install your printer driver as usual.

7. When prompted whether or not the printer will be shared, select the Sharing radio

button

8. In the Shared dialog box, enter the shared printer name. The shared name is how

other users will see this printer.

5.5.4. Printing with Windows NT

5.5.4.1. Windows applications

The FastPrint’s printers will appear as network printers to users on the LAN. To print a
file from an application, select the remote printer as the destination, and print the file as
usual.

5.5.4.2. Command line

To print a file from the command prompt, type:

lpr -S NT_Host -P printer_name file_name

where:

NT_Host is the name of the NT host on which the remote printer is
configured.
printer_name is the name assigned to the remote printer.
file_name is the name of the file you wish to print.

To check the print status, type:

lpq -S NT_Host -P printer_name