Axis 540 User Manual

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Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 19Section 2 Adding Printers in WindowsOverview ofInstallation MethodsThis section describes how to add network printers to a computer in Windows.Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate installation methodaccording to your computer environment:If you intend to use the print server in a multi-protocol environment, refer tothe chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in this manual.Client/Server Network For client/server printing, each computer sends print jobs through a networkserver computer.The printer must first be installed on the server computer (from the Add PrinterWizard, AXIS Print Monitor) and then shared on the network, which makes it anetwork printer. It will then appear as a Network Printer (in Windows’ AddPrinter Wizard and in AXIS Print Monitor) on the client computers. Each clientcomputer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly.Peer-to-Peer Network In Peer-to-Peer networks, each computer prints directly to the network printer.The network printer appears as a Local Printer (in Windows’ Add Printer Wizardand in AXIS Print Monitor), and needs to be added to each client computer thatwants to print. Each client computer must install the appropriate printer driversin order to print properly.WindowsPlatform Protocol Method See...Windows2000, XP,Server 2003TCP/IP (LPR)Windows Add PrinterWizard“Windows 2000/Windows XP/WindowsServer 2003” on page 20MicrosoftLPR Monitor“Adding Printers in Windows2000/Windows XP/2003 using the Mi-crosoft LPR Monitor” on page 23Windows 2000 NetBIOS/NetBEUI AXIS Print MonitorsoftwareAdding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers inWindows 2000 using AXIS Print Moni-tor, on page 28WindowsNT 4TCP/IP (LPR) Windows Add PrinterWizardAdding Printers in Windows NT4 usingthe Microsoft LPR Monitor, on page 24NetBIOS/NetBEUI Windows Add PrinterWizard“Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUIin Windows NT 4 using AXIS Print Mon-itor” on page 29Windows98/MeTCP/IP (LPR)AXIS Print Monitorsoftware“Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Meover TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor”on page 30NetBIOS/NetBEUI“Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Meover NetBIOS/NetBEUI using AXIS PrintMonitor” on page 31For Windows 98 and Me, it is only necessary to install AXIS Print Monitor on a server forclient/server printing.In Windows 98 and Me, AXIS Print Monitor must be installed on all (printing) clientcomputers for Peer-to-Peer printing.