Axis 27981R1 User Manual

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Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 5400+ / AXIS 5600+ User’s Manual 19Section 4 Adding Printers in WindowsOverview ofInstallation MethodsThis section describes how to add network printers to a computer inWindows. Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriateinstallation method according to your computer environment:If you intend to use the print server in a multi-protocol environment,refer to the chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in thismanual.Client/Server Network For client/server printing, each computer sends print jobs through anetwork server computer.The printer must first be installed on the server computer (from the AddPrinter Wizard, AXIS Print Monitor) and then shared on the network,which makes it a network printer. It will then appear as a NetworkPrinter (in Windows Add Printer Wizard and in AXIS Print Monitor) onthe client computers. Each client computer must install the appropriateprinter drivers in order to print properly.Peer-to-Peer Network In Peer-to-Peer networks, each computer prints directly to the networkprinter. The network printer appears as a Local Printer (in Windows AddPrinter Wizard and in AXIS Print Monitor), and needs to be added to eachWindowsPlatform Protocol Method See...Windows2000, XP,Server 2003TCP/IP (LPR)AXIS AddPrintersoftware“Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP /2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard” onpage 20Windows Add PrinterWizard“Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP /2003 using Windows Add Printer Wiz-ard” on page 22MicrosoftLPR Monitor“Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP /2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor”on page 25Windows 2000 NetBIOS/NetBEUI AXIS Print MonitorsoftwareAdding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers inWindows 2000 using AXIS Print Moni-tor, on page 30Windows NTTCP/IP (LPR) Windows Add PrinterWizardAdding Printers in Windows NT usingthe Microsoft LPR Monitor, on page 26NetBIOS/NetBEUI Windows Add PrinterWizard“Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUIin Windows NT using AXIS Print Moni-tor” on page 31Windows98/MeTCP/IP (LPR)AXIS Print Monitorsoftware“Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Meover TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor”on page 32NetBIOS/NetBEUI“Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Meover NetBIOS/NetBEUI using AXIS PrintMonitor” on page 33For Windows 98 and Me, it is only necessary to install AXIS Print Monitor on a server forclient/server printing.