Before setting up LPR printing on Windows* 2000 or Windows NT* 4.0, make sure the TCP/IP printing service is running.

On Windows NT*

1. Right-click Network Neighborhood, then click Properties.

2. Click the Services tab.

3. Check to see if Microsoft TCP/IP Printing is listed. If it isn't, click Add, select Microsoft TCP/IP Printing and click OK. You will be prompted to insert your Windows installation CD and then to restart your computer.

On Windows* 2000

1. Open Add/Remove Programs from the Control Panel. (Double-click My Computer, Control Panel, and then Add/Remove Programs.)

2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

3. Click Other Network File, then Print Services.

4. Click Details and make sure Print Services for Unix is checked. If it isn't checked, click on it to add a checkmark, click OK, click next, and finish the wizard.

To Set Up LPR Printing

1. Insert the NetportExpress™ Print Server CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the Setup program doesn't start automatically, run the setup.exe from the CD.

2. Click Add Printer.

3. Click Next, select LPR printing to a NetportExpress print server, then finish the wizard.

On Windows* 2000, you can also set up IPP printing using the Windows* Add Printer Wizard:

1. From the Printers folder, start the Add Printer Wizard and select Local Printer.

2. Select Create New Port, then select Standard TCP/IP Port from the drop-down list.

3. Complete the wizard. When the wizard prompts you, enter the IP address of the NetportExpress print server.

To Set Up LPR Printing Manually

1. From My Computer, double-click the Printers folder.

2. Double-click Add Printer, then select My Computer.

3. Click Next.

4. Click Add Port.

5. Select LPR Port.

6. In "Name or address of server providing lpd," enter the IP address of the NetportExpress print server.

7. For "Name of printer or print queue on the server," type one of the following:
   LPT1_PASSTHRU
   LPT2_PASSTHRU
   COM1_PASSTHRU
   
   Note: When printing text only, you can use TEXT in place of PASSTHRU if you are printing only plain text files.

This applies to:

Intel® NetportExpress™ 10 and 10/100 Print Servers