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Using the USB port
Installing a standard TCP/IP printer port under Windows Vista
You can use the standard TCP/IP port driver available with this operating system. Make
sure that the Giga762SX WLAN dsl is connected and is available in the network. A printer
does not have to be connected to the USB port on your Giga762SX WLAN dsl at this
point.
ì
Click
Start
–
Control Panel
.
ì
In the window that opens, click
Hardware and Sound
followed by
Printer
.
ì
Click
Add a printer
.
Note:
Before starting to set up the printer please make sure that a printer is connected to the
USB port of the Giga762SX WLAN dsl and that the printer has been identified. You can
check this in the user interface via
Advanced Settings
–
USB
–
Print Server.
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Using the USB port
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In the Add Printer Wizard, click the option
Add a local printer
.
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Select the
Create a new port
option button.
ì
Then select
Standard TCP/IP Port
from the selection menu in the
field
Type of Port
.
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Click
Next
.
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Using the USB port
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Choose
TCPI/IP
as
Device type
.
ì
In the
Host Name or IP Address
input field, enter the IP address of the printer server
(Giga762SX WLAN dsl): e.g. 192.168.2.1.
This entry is transferred into the
Port Name
field. This name will later appear in the list
of printer ports.
ì
To change the name, click in the
Port Name
field and enter a name. Name this port,
for example,
Gigaset_Port
.
ì
Click
Next
.
As Windows Vista usually first looks for a network card when a printer port is installed,
the
Additional Port Information Required
window is displayed.
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Using the USB port
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Select the
Custom
option and click on
Settings
.
ì
Select the
LPR
option box.
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For
Queue name
enter
lp0
(lower case:
l
ima,
p
apa, number 0).
ì
LPR Byte Counting Enabled
should not be selected.
ì
Click on
OK
and then on
Next
.
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Windows is searching for the appropriate driver model.
ì
Choose the appropriate driver for your printer and click on
Next
.
After successfully installing the driver you can now define a name for your printer. This
is the name which is used to display the printer in the printer list.
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Enter a printer name and select the option
Set as the default printer
.
ì
Click
Next
.