Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual 29Adding Printers over TCP/IP in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the printserver. AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www.axis.com2. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Startmenu and double-click the Add Printer icon.3. The Wizard asks you to select My Computer or Network printer server.Select My Computer, click Next.4. Click Add Port... In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port and click NewPort...5. Select LPR (TCP/IP) as your choice of protocol and click OK.6. Enter the IP address or the host name of your print server (Example: enteran IP address: 192.168.3.191 or a host name: AXIS181636).In the Logical Printer Name field, enter the port you wish to use; LPT1, LPT2or COM1. Click OK, click Close.7. Select Manufacturer, Printers, choose a printer name and if you want to usethe printer as your default printer. Choose if you want to share the printerand print a test page. Click Finish.8. You may now configure the port, as described below.Configure the Port: 1. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and highlight the printeryou wish to configure. Select File | Properties | Ports and click ConfigurePort.2. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed bychecking the box in the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequencyat which the error messages should be displayed after retry. Click OK.Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advisedto use the print driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software.
