Transcript Network Printing

Network Printing
Windows XP
Setting Up a Network Printer
Before you begin this exercise you should configure your
target printer with a static IP address if possible. At a
minimum you will need the printer’s IP address. You can
normally obtain this by using the panel on the front of the
printer. If in doubt, check the back of the printer to see if it
is on the network (has a Ethernet cable plugged in). Refer
to the printer’s instruction manual to find out how to obtain
its address.
Keeping a spreadsheet of which printers have which static
ip can make building wide trouble shooting easier in the
future.
•To set up or configure a printer that has network capability.
Changing your printer settings
To make changes to the printer itself like changing the name or IP address you
can use a web browser and put the current address in the URL field preceded by
http:// for example: http://10.106.147.103 depending on the brand and model of
printer you will get a configuration page where you can make changes to the
printer that will affect everyone. For example, the default Apple Talk name may
be “Lexmark 332 PPD”. Normally with Apple Talk you can see almost all the
printers in the building so with a name like this someone could easily add the
wrong printer.
The Department of Education has reserved IP addresses for printers in your
building. For each VLAN, there are 20 addresses starting with .20 and going to
.40. If you are not sure if an IP address is available, ping it prior to assigning it to
a printer.
Example
For example, if I go to the printer to print out a test configuration page and see
the printer has received the dynamic IP address: 10.106.147.103. I can now
enter that into a web browser to get to the configuration utility where I can
change the address to 10.106.147.27 (a static address in the reserved pool of
addresses for printers). Notice that the first three octets remained the same:
10.106.147. Other sections of your building will have a different 3rd octet i.e.
10.106.146 or 10.106.145. You will see this when you print the configuration
page. You change only the last octet !
Ok now our printer has a Static address
Network Printer
Follow the steps outlined earlier to give your printer a static IP
address
To add a networked printer
Go to Start > Printers and Faxes, you will get a screen like
this
Double click the Add Printer icon
After you click Add Printer you will get this screen
Select Local printer and uncheck Auto Detect
In this screen you want to select to “create a new port”
Select “TCP/IP from the selection list, click Next
This is where you will use the “static IP”
Enter the IP address from the printer and click Next
At the next screen you will get the driver page.
Windows XP (and Vista) come with a lot of drivers preinstalled
If you do not see the exact driver for your printer you should stop and
go to the manufactures Web site and download it (or use the CD that
came with the printer)
Click Finish to complete
If driver
is not
listed