Procedure to set and change for printer driver port

    16-Dec-2011
    8100139700

    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].