Configuring A Windows 95 Or 98 Client - NEC SuperScript 1800 Network User's Manual

Configuring a Windows 95 or 98 Client
Computers running Windows 95 or 98 can be configured as a
NetWare print client after the NOS has been configured with
the NEC SuperScript 1800 Network Printer Manager,
NetWare Printer Console, or NetWare Administrator.
Configuring a computer running Windows 95 or 98 involves
installing a printer driver then creating a port.
To install a printer driver:
1. Insert the SuperScript 1800 Solutions CD into your
computer.
note:
If the NEC SuperScript 1800 Solutions CD Installer
appears on the monitor shortly after the disk is inserted,
go to Step 4, if not, go to Step 2.
2. From the desktop, double-click My Computer to open
the My Computer window.
3. Double-click the NEC SS1800 icon to start the installer.
As an alternative, right mouse button click on NEC
SS1800 then select Open or Autoplay to start the
installer. If neither one of these methods work, double-
click Setup.exe which is located on the CD.
4. When the Welcome dialog box appears, click Next to
begin the installation.
5. When the Select Components dialog box appears, do the
following.
• Select the printer driver(s) you want to install.
Note:
If selecting the Windows PostScript printer
driver (NEC 1800 PS Printer Driver), the NEC
PostScript Level 2 Upgrade Kit (Order No. 1802) must
be installed in the printer. See Chapter 8, "Printer
Options, " of the SuperScript 1800 User's Guide for
more information.
Later, when the Add Printer Wizard appears, click the
Have Disk button then navigate the SuperScript 1800
Solutions CD to the appropriate directory to get the
PostScript installation file. Depending on your
operating system, navigate to one of the following
.
directories
• \Ss1800\Win95\Ps
• \Ss1800\Win98\Ps
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• Select the SuperScript 1800 Network Printer
Manager.
• The Online User's Guide and On-line Network
User's Guide are optional.
• Do not select SuperScript 1800 Status Monitor. This
component does not work across a network.
6. When the Setup dialog box appears, do the following.
• Select Print Client if this computer will be used to
send print jobs to the printer.
• Select Print and Administrative Client if this
computer will be used to send print jobs and
administer the printer. The Network Printer
Manager will be installed.
7. Follow the instructions that appear on your monitor to
complete the installation.
8. Restart your computer after the driver is installed.
The printer port can now be created.
To create a printer port:
1. From the Windows Start button, point to Settings then
select Printers to open the Printers window.
2. Select the printer driver that was installed.
3. From the File menu, select Properties to open the driver
properties window.
4. Click the Details tab to bring it to the front.
5. Click Add Port to open the Add Port dialog box.
6. Select the Network radio button.
7. Click Browse to open the Browse for Printer window.
8. Navigate to the print queue that was created earlier in this
chapter, then select it.
9. Click OK to return to the Add Port dialog box.
10. Click OK to return to the driver properties window.
11. Click OK to accept the configured port.