Setting Up Windows NT for TCP/IP Printing

Any Windows NT computer can be used to create a TCP/IP printer if Microsoft TCP/IP is installed with TCP/IP printing support.

To configure a Windows NT computer for TCP/IP printing

  1. Double-click the Network option in Control Panel to display the Network Settings dialog box, and then choose the Add Software button to display the Add Network Software dialog box.
  2. Select TCP/IP Protocol And Related Components in the Network Software box, and then choose the Continue button.
  3. In the Windows NT TCP/IP Installation Options dialog box, check the TCP/IP Network Printing Support option.

If Microsoft TCP/IP is not already installed on this computer, select the other options you want, as described in Chapter 11, "Installing and Configuring Microsoft TCP/IP and SNMP."

  1. Choose the OK button. Windows NT Setup displays a message prompting for the full path to the Windows NT distribution files. Provide the appropriate location, and then choose the Continue button.

All necessary files are copied to your hard disk.

Note If the Enable Automatic DHCP Configuration option is not selected in the Windows NT TCP/IP Installation Options dialog box, you must complete all the required procedures for manually configuring TCP/IP as described in Chapter 11, "Installing and Configuring Microsoft TCP/IP and SNMP."

After you finish configuring TCP/IP, the Network Settings dialog box is displayed again.

  1. Choose the Close button, and then restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

You can now create a TCP/IP printer on this Windows NT computer.