Connecting a network printer to the network

[dcrandell]

Hi all, rookie question here. How do I connect a network standalone printer, the printer is connected directly to the network with rj 45 cabling.

dan

Dan Crandell

 

[raythefire]

Firstly Although it may be connected directly to the Network it will still need a PC/Server to handle printing tasks. The Printer should have been set up with a TCP/IP address which should be compatible with your network IP address's. You should then choose a PC preferably a Server to Handle the printer. Choose Add a printer as normal and the default install will probably be LPT1. Do not choose this but choose OTHER. You should then be given a choice of picking a TCP/IP address. Input the TCP/IP address of your printer and choose add. It may ask you for the printer driver disk. Add printer as normal. Workstation/Other PC's. Choose add printer as normal then choose add a network printer. The name of the PC that you installed the printer drivers should appear and by clicking on this the printer should then appear for you to install to the workstation. In large networks there are dedicated printer servers which handle the traffic for all of the networked printers. Hope this clarifys your question.

Ray

 

[dcrandell]

this makes sense, now I have to network printers installed from previous network guy and they both have there own ip address that they reserved. Problem is I do not know how they set them up so I can do the same for this other one. I am assuming they setup off the server, how can I tell which server I have three of them operates those two printers already setup?

Dan Crandell

 

[MSEDDE]

Depends. If they used software it is easy. You just look for the software. There should be a wizard or a utility that has the setup of the existing computers. If they did it some other way through mapping....I don't have a clue.

I have a Netgear print server. It connects to the parallel port of the printer and then to the RJ45. It has a utility software that lets me give it a IP and specify its protocols and all that. If you are connected directly to the printer, I would look in the printer software itself that was loaded on the Servers.

ME

 

[dcrandell]

Yes they mapped specifically for a ip address, No Print server like you have. Wish they did that though.

Dan Crandell