Network Printing Options with the Tektronix Phaser

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation, version 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, version 3.51

SUMMARY

If you use a Tektronix Phaser product over a network, you can obtain output from Windows NT using several different mechanisms. This article explains how to set up the printer under Windows NT.

MORE INFORMATION

The following Tektronix Color Printer drivers are shipped with Windows NT 3.51:

Tektronix Phaser 140 Tektronix Phaser 200e Tektronix Phaser 200I Tektronix Phaser 220e Tektronix Phaser 220I Tektronix Phaser 300I Tektronix Phaser 340 Tektronix Phaser 440 Tektronix Phaser 480 Tektronix Phaser 540 Tektronix Phaser II PXi Tektronix Phaser II Pxe Tektronix Phaser II PX Tektronix Phaser III Pxi Tektronix Phaser IISD Tektronix Phaser IISDX Tektronix Phaser Pxi Tektronix Phaser PX

CONNECTION OPTIONS

Depending on the model, you should have the following Network options:

Parallel Serial *TCP/IP Printing (LPD) Apple Talk

*NOTE: Not all Tektronix Phaser devices have TCP/IP enabled. It may be necessary to contact Tektronix for Authorization codes to enable features within the device.

TCP/IP

To install this option, follow the steps below:

Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 includes network software called "TCP/IP print services (lpr print services)." Refer to the Windows NT manual for instructions on how to install this network software. After you have installed TCP/IP print services, do the following:

1. Open Print Manager, create a new printer, and select the appropriate printer driver. If there is no driver for your printer, follow the steps in the previous section, "Installing a Windows NT PostScript Driver", to install the proper printer driver.

2. Select 'Print to Other' for the Device Port. For Other Device select

      'lpr.'
   
   

3. For name or address of host providing lpd, enter your printer's IP address (or Host name if known to the network).

4. For the name of the printer on that machine, type in one of the following:

         AUTO: Autoselect, Postscript, HPGL or ASCII Text
         PS: Postscript Only
         PSTEXT: ASCII text only
         HPGL: HPGL files only
          - (If you are unsure, choose AUTO)
   

   Click OK to complete the installation.

AppleTalk

Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 includes network software called "Services for Macintosh." Refer to the Windows NT manual for instructions on how to install this network software. After you have installed it, perform the following steps:

1. Open Print Manager, create a new printer, and select the appropriate printer driver.

2. Select 'Print to Other' for the Device Port. For Other Device select

      'AppleTalk Printing Devices.'
   
   

3. Windows NT will then search the network for zones or Available AppleTalk Printing Devices.

4. Select the appropriate zone.

5. Windows NT will search the network again for Available AppleTalk Printing Devices within that zone. (This is similar to Chooser on the Mac.)

6. Select your Tektronix printer.

7. At the prompt "Do you want to capture this AppleTalk Printing Device?", if you click Yes, you will hide the printer from regular Mac users, forcing them to use Windows NT Server as a spooler, as long as NT Server allows sharing of this printer.

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