Procedure to set and change for printer driver port

16-Dec-2011
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Solution

To print from a computer, you must install a printer driver and specify a setting for the machine destination. The machine destination setting differs depending on the print application used for printing. Use the following information as a guide to determine the print application you are using, and then perform the necessary
operations.
  • LPD: This is the print application generally used with TCP/IP.
  • Raw: This is a print application used with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista. It can print at higher speeds than LPD.

NOTE
In the following procedures, items displayed on the screen for Windows XP are used; items might differ depending on your operating system.

1. Open the printer properties dialog box.

  • For Windows Vista, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Control Panel] → [Printer] under [Hardware and Sound].
  • For Windows 2000, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Settings] → [Printers].
  • For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [start] on the Windows task bar → [Printers and Faxes].
  • For Windows XP Home Edition, click [start] on the Windows task bar → [Control Panel] → [Printers and Other Hardware] → [Printers and Faxes].

2. Right-click the icon of the printer you installed → select [Properties].

3. Display the [Ports] sheet by clicking the [Ports] tab.




4. Open the [Printer Ports] dialog box by clicking [Add Port].

5. From [Available ports types], select [Standard TCP/IP Port] → click [New Port].

The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard starts.

6. Click [Next].

7. In [Printer Name or IP Address], enter the machine IP address or machine host name → click [Next].




After the computer has confirmed that there is a machine in which the entered IP address is assigned, the [Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] window appears.

8. Click [Finish].

If the dialog box displays [Additional Port Information Required], follow the instructions on the screen to search again, or click [Standard] → click [Canon Network Printing Device with P9100] from the pull-down list → click [Next].

9. Click [Close] to close the [Printer Ports] dialog box.

10. In the printer properties dialog box, click [Configure Port] → Click [LPR] under [Protocol] → enter a print queue in [Queue Name] under [LPR Settings].

If you want to use Raw, confirm [Raw] under [Protocol] is selected, and proceed to step 11.




NOTE
You can specify a print queue in [Queue Name]. The following three print queues are available:
  • LP: The machine prints according to its spool settings. Normally select this option.
  • SPOOL: The machine prints only after spooling a print job on the hard disk, regardless of its spool settings.
  • DIRECT: The machine prints without spooling a print job on the hard disk, regardless of its spool settings.

11. Click [OK].

12. Click [Close].