INSTALLING AN LPR PORT

11-23Lesson 3 Connecting to Network Printers

where x is the number of the printer port. The Net Use command is also the only

method available for making a connection to a network printer from client com-

puters running MS-DOS or IBM OS/2 with Microsoft LAN Manager client software

installed.

How to Use a Web Browser

If you are using a client computer running Windows XP Professional, Windows XP

Home Edition, or Windows 2000, you can connect to a printer through your corporate

intranet. You can type a URL in your Web browser, and you do not have to use the Add

Printer Wizard. In Windows XP Professional, you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer,

the Printers And Faxes folder, My Computer, or any other window or folder that has an

address bar. After you make a connection, Windows XP Professional copies the correct

printer drivers to the client computer automatically.

A Web designer can customize this Web page, for example, to display a floor plan that

shows the location of print devices to which users can connect. There are two ways to

connect to a printer using a Web browser:

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If you do not know the printer’s name, type https://traloihay.net. The

Web page lists all the shared printers on the print server that you have permission

to use. The page provides information about the printers, including printer name,

status of print jobs, location, model, and any comments that were entered when

the printer was installed. This information helps you select the correct printer for

your needs. Click the printer that you want to use.

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If you know the printer’s name, type https://traloihay.net. You

provide the intranet path for a specific printer. You must have permission to use

the printer.

Windows automatically copies the appropriate printer driver to your computer and the

icon appears in Printers And Faxes. When you have connected to a shared printer from

a Web browser, you can use the printer as if it were attached to your computer.

Note For Internet printing, you must have Internet Information Services (IIS) and the Inter-

net Printing Windows component installed on the print server. You must use Internet Explorer

version 4.0 or later to connect to a printer.

How to Find a Printer Using the Search Assistant

In the Search Assistant, the Find Printers feature allows you to search for printers in

Active Directory when you are logged on to an Active Directory domain. To activate

the Search Assistant, click Start, and then click Search. When the Search Assistant has

started, click Find Printers. When you have located a printer using Find Printers, you

can double-click the printer; or you can right-click it, and then click Connect to make

a connection to the printer. The Find Printers dialog box has three tabs to help you

locate a printer (see Figure 11-6).

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Figure 11-6

Search for printers in Active Directory with the Find Printers dialog box.

The following list describes the three tabs of the Find Printers dialog box:

Printers tab Allows you to enter and search for specific information, such as the

name, location, and model of the printer.

Features tab Allows you to select from a prepared list of additional search options,

such as whether the printer can print double-sided copies or at a specific resolution.

Advanced tab Allows you to use custom fields and Boolean operators to define

complex searches, such as whether the printer supports collation and a specific

printer language such as PostScript.

If you want to search for all available printers, you can leave all search criteria blank

and click Find Now. All the printers in the domain will be listed.

Note The Find Printers feature is not available in the Search Assistant unless you are

logged on to a Windows domain. If you are using a computer that is in a workgroup, the Find

Printers feature is not available.

Lesson Review

Use the following questions to help determine whether you have learned enough to

move on to the next lesson. If you have difficulty answering these questions, review

the material in this lesson before beginning the next lesson. You can find answers to

these questions in the “Questions and Answers” section at the end of this chapter.