INSTALLING AN LPR PORT

3. After you get home from the store, you unpack your new computer and printer.

You install Windows XP Professional, and you want to install your printer. You

want to set up the printer as your default printer. During the installation, you are

not prompted to use the printer as your default printer for all Windows-based

applications. You know you have seen this option at work when you install local

printers. Why can you not see it on your home computer?

Lesson Summary

Local printers are directly connected to a print server. To install and share a local

printer, use the Add Printer Wizard on the print server. Sharing a local printer

makes it possible for multiple users on the network to utilize it.

In larger companies, most printers are network interface printers. To install a net-

work interface printer, use the Add Printer Wizard and specify the port informa-

tion for the printer (such as a network address).

The LPR port is designed for computers that need to communicate with UNIX or

VAX host computers. For computers that need to submit print jobs to host com-

puters, the standard TCP/IP port should be used in most cases. To install an LPR

port, you must first install Print Services For UNIX.

Users of client computers running Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, Win-

dows Me, Windows NT, Windows 98, or Windows 95 only need to connect to the

shared printer to be able to print. To enable users of client computers that use the

LPR protocol to print, the print server must have Print Services For UNIX installed.