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Verify that TCP/IP is installed in the workstation
On the Windows 2000 Desktop
, right mouse click the My Network Places icon and select Properties.
Right mouse click on the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. On the Windows XP
desktop, click Start, Control Panel, and double click Network Connections. Right mouse click on the
Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. Verify that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) has been
loaded. If it has, click on (highlight) this item with your mouse and click the Properties button to verify that
this workstation is using either a dynamic or static method to obtain a valid TCP/IP address. If the TCP/IP
protocol is NOT loaded, click the Install… button, then select Protocol as the type of network component
that you wish to install. Click the Add… button and select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). With your
Operating System Installer Disk readily available, click the Have Disk… button and follow any remaining
instructions. Once the protocol has been installed, you can click on (highlight) the item with your mouse
and click the Properties button to verify or set up the method being used for TCP/IP addressing.
Add the Printer to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Vista Desktop
1. On the Windows 2000 desktop, from the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers. On the Windows
XP desktop, from Start, select Printers and Faxes. The Vista path is Start\Control Panel\Printer(s).
2. On Windows 2000, double-click Add Printer. On Windows XP, from Printer Tasks, select Add a
printer.
3. When the "Add Printer Wizard" displays, click Next.
4. Select Network Printer and click Next.
5. To create an IPP printer select Connect to a printer on the Internet…..
6. Type http:// followed by the printer's fully qualified Domain name or IP address in the URL field. Note
that you may have to type /ipp after the Printer's name or IP address. The Printer's Name can be
either the Internet Host Name or the SMB Host Name as shown on the Device's Configuration Report,
depending on the name resolution used by your network (DNS or WINS).
7. Click Next.
8. When prompted for the driver files, select Have Disk and browse to the location of your print driver.
9. Select the .INF file then click Open.
10. When the "Install from Disk" screen displays, verify the path and file name are correct and click OK.
11. Select the model that corresponds to your Printer and click Next.
12. Enter a name for your Printer and select either Yes or No for making this printer your default Windows
printer. Select Yes if you will be printing primarily to this printer from your Windows applications. Click
Next.
13. Select Yes to print a test page. Click Next.
14. Click Finish.