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Setting up Windows Print Server    13

Setting up Windows Print Server

If a Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 computer is con-

nected to this equipment using TCP/IP, it can print directly to this equipment. If the computer 

shares the printer over the network, it is acting as a print server for Windows clients. The client 

machines print to this equipment by printing to the Windows print server. Printing can then be 

monitored and controlled at the Windows print server machine.

The Windows print server can also use AppleTalk protocols for printing to this equipment as an 

alternative to TCP/IP. When creating a printer to share with AppleTalk users, do not “capture” the 

printer. Capturing the printer forces all users to print to the server rather than directly to the 

printer. If you capture the printer, this equipment print connections will not appear in the Mac OS 

Chooser.

Configuring the Windows Print Server

To configure a Windows print server to communicate with this equipment, follow these general 

steps. More detail is provided in subsequent sections.

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Load the TCP/IP network protocol on the server and configure it with an IP address, subnet 

mask, and gateway.

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Make sure the Microsoft TCP/IP printing service is installed, and that the computer is using 

Raw TCP or LPR printing.

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On the Windows print server, install the appropriate printer drivers (if necessary) and share 

the printer on the network.

 P.13 “Installing the Printer Drivers as Shared Printers”

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Configure clients for printing to the printer shared by the Windows print server.

 P.14 “Setting up the Clients”

Installing the Printer Drivers as Shared Printers

First, install the Windows printer drivers. The installation instructions in the Printing Guide can 

be used for every computer that will print directly and independently to this equipment. However, 

if you are an administrator running Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Win-

dows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Server 2003, you can also cre-

ate a printer and share it with clients on the network. When a printer is shared, clients who are 

not able or are not given permission to establish an independent network connection to this 

equipment can print through the server.

If you have not installed the printer files on the Windows print server computer, do so now follow-

ing the instructions for Raw TCP or LPR printing in the Printing Guide.  Then, or if you have 

already installed the printer files on the computer you are using as a Windows print server, see 

your Windows documentation for information about sharing the printer.

In addition, the printer files for every Windows version can be installed to the shared printer so 

that Windows clients can use the shared printer as a Point and Print printer, which enables cli-

ents to download the appropriate printer driver from the shared printer.

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When installing the printer driver to Windows NT 4.0 clients from the Windows NT 4.0 print 

server, please check the “Always spool RAW datatype” box on the Print Processor dialog 

box (displayed by clicking the [Print Processor...] button on the General tab of printer proper-

ties dialog box of the shared printer on the Windows NT 4.0 print server).

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When installing the Windows 2000 PCL printer driver to the Windows 2000 server, you must 

clear the “Enable advanced printing features” check box on the Advanced tab of the printer 

properties dialog box.