CONFIGURE SYNCHRONIZATION MANAGER

11-9Lesson 2 Setting Up Network PrintersTable 11-2

Add Printer Wizard Pages and Options for a Local Printer

Page Option Description

Manufacturer And

Select the appropriate manufacturer and

Install Printer

Software

Printers

printer so that the correct printer driver for

the local printer will be installed. If your

printer is not on the list, you must provide

a printer driver from the manufacturer or

select a model that is similar enough so the

printer can use it.

Name Your

Printer Name A name that identifies the printer to the

Printer

users. Some applications might not support

more than 31 characters in the server and

printer name combinations.

Select Yes to make this printer the default

Do You Want To Use

printer for all Windows-based applications

This Printer As The

and so that users do not have to set a printer

Default Printer?

for each application. This option does not

appear the first time that you add a printer to

the print server because the printer is auto-

matically set as the default printer.

Printer Sharing Share Name Users (with the appropriate permissions) can

use the share name to connect to the printer

over the network. This name appears when

users browse for a printer or supply a path

to a printer. The share name must be com-

patible with the naming conventions for all

client computers on the network. By default,

the share name is the printer name truncated

to an 8.3-character file name.

Location And

Location Describe the location of the printer.

Comment

Comment Provide information that helps users deter-

mine whether the printer meets their needs.

If your computer is in a domain, users can

search the Active Directory service for the

information that you enter here.

Select Yes to print a test page and verify that

Print Test Page Do You Want To Print

you have installed the printer correctly.

A Test Page?

Completing The

Finish If the information about how you config-

Add Printer

ured the printer to be installed is correct,

Wizard

click Finish.

Real World Plug and Play Printers

If you have a Plug and Play printer that connects through a USB port, an IEEE

1394 interface, or any other port that allows you to attach or remove devices with-

out having to shut down and restart your computer, you probably do not need to

use the Add Printer Wizard. If Windows has the drivers for your printer, you can

often connect the printer’s cable to your computer (or point the printer toward

your computer’s infrared port) and turn on the printer. Windows automatically

installs the printer for you.

However, you should always read the installation instructions provided by the man-

ufacturer. With some printers, you must install the software provided by the manu-

facturer before you connect and turn on the printer. This process helps ensure that

Windows has the proper drivers available when it first detects the printer.

How to Add and Share a Network Interface Printer

In larger companies, most printers are network interface printers. These printers offer a

distinct advantage: Because you do not need to connect printers directly to the print

server, you can place printers where you need them instead of where the print server is.

To add a network interface printer, select Local Printer Attached To This Computer on the

Local Or Network Printer page of the Add Printer Wizard. The main difference between

adding a local printer and adding a network interface printer is that you provide addi-

tional port and network protocol information for a typical network interface printer.

The default network protocol for Windows XP Professional is Transmission Control Pro-

tocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which many network interface printers use. For TCP/IP,

you provide additional port information in the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard.

Figure 11-3 shows the Select A Printer Port page of the Add Printer Wizard, and Table 11-3

describes the options on this page that pertain to adding a network interface printer.

Table 11-3

Options on the Select A Printer Port Page That Affect Adding a Network

Interface Printer

Option Description

Create A New Port This selection starts the process of creating a new port for the print server

to which the network interface print device is connected. In this case, the

new port points to the network connection of the print device.

Type Of Port This selection determines the network protocol to use for the connection.

If you select Standard TCP/IP, it starts the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer

Port Wizard.