Axis USB User Manual

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Adding Printers in Windows26 AXIS OfficeBasic USB User’s ManualAdding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print MonitorAXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printingin Windows 98 and Me environments. AXIS Print Monitor is available onthe AXIS Network Product CD and from the Axis Web site.AXIS Print MonitorOverviewAXIS Print Monitor allows a print server to be connected in the samesimple fashion as connecting a local printer. Once installed, it isautomatically initialized upon system startup. AXIS Print Monitor hasbeen developed for peer-to-peer printing, allowing your print jobs to besent directly to the print server.Printing Environments AXIS Print Monitor supports printing over NetBIOS/NetBEUI and TCP/IP(LPR and Raw TCP). To enable printing in these environments, pleaseensure that the desired printing protocols are running on your client.Peer-to-Peer Printing The AXIS Print Monitor needs to be installed on each workstation toperform peer-to-peer printing. Once installed, the AXIS Print Monitorallows you to access all network printers, just as if they were connecteddirectly to your workstation.Client/Server Printing AXIS Print Monitor needs only to be installed on one server to performclient/server printing. The installed printers must be configured to beshared to allow clients to use them. Pop-up messages should not beenabled on the server as they will not be displayed on the clientplatforms.Note:Adding TCP/IPPrinters inWindows 98/Meusing AXIS PrintMonitor1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Startmenu and double-click the Add Printer icon.2. After clicking Next in the first dialog, the Wizard asks you to select betweenLocal Printer and Network Printer. You must select Local Printer and clickNext.3. Choose the appropriate print driver for your printer. If the desired printdriver already appears within the displayed Manufacturers and printerslists, highlight your selection, click Next and proceed directly to step 6. Itis only necessary to perform steps 4 - 5 if your printer does not feature inthe model list.4. Click the Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD into theappropriate disk drive of your computer. If the floppy disk drive is A:, thenclick OK, otherwise type the letter of your disk drive and then click OK.AXIS Print Monitor can also be used for DOS printing. Please refer to theAXIS Print Monitor’s Readme file for instructions. The Readme file is locatedin the same folder where AXIS Print Monitor is installed on your PC.