Installing a USB Printer in a Windows Environment

Disconnect the printer cable from the computer and connect it to the PRINTER port on the rear of the router.

Each computer that will use the printer must have the printer's driver installed and a TCP/IP printer port configured for use with the router. If a computer has already used the printer successfully, the computer already has the driver installed and only needs a TCP/IP port added in order to print through the router. Follow the instructions as they apply to each computer that will use the USB printer.

Add the printer port only—Use these instructions for each computer that already has the printer's drivers installed.

Add the printer port and install the printer driver—Use these instructions for each computer that has never used the printer.

Adding the Printer Port Only

Windows XP or 2000

Windows Me, 98, or 95

Windows NT

Windows XP or 2000

1. Windows XP Users: Click Windows Start > Printers and Faxes.

Windows 2000 Users: Click Windows Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double-click Printers.

2. Right click the USB printer and select Properties.
3. On the Ports tab, select Add Port.
4. In the Printer Ports window, select Standard TCP/IP Port and click New Port.
5. The Add Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard opens. Click Next.
6. In Printer Name or IP Address, enter the router's LAN IP address (the factory default is 192.168.123.254). Click Next.
7. Select Custom and click Settings to open a port settings configuration window.
8. On the Port Settings tab, select LPR, type lp in Queue Name, and select LPR Byte Counting Enabled.
9. Click OK to return to the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard.
10. Click Next > Finish to complete the addition of the printer port.
11. Close the Printer Ports window.
12. To verify the printer installation, on the printer properties General tab, click Print Test Page.
13. Close the the printer's Properties window.
14. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes when you are prompted. The printer is now successfully installed and will appear in the Printers menu.

If the test page did not print correctly, click No to start the print Troubleshooting Wizard.

Windows Me, 98, or 95

1. Insert USRobotics Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive to launch the installation procedure.

If the installation procedure does not launch, click Windows Start and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, type D:\setup.exe or, if your CD-ROM drive uses a different letter, type that letter in place of D. Click OK.

2. Select Install Print Server Drivers and click Next.
3. Click Next again to install the software to the default location.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation of the print server drivers.
5. Click Yes to restart your computer, then click OK.
6. After your computer restarts, click Windows Start > Settings > Printers.
7. Right-click your printer and select Properties.
8. On the Details tab, select printer port PRTmate and click the Port Settings button.
9. Enter the router's IP address (the default is 192.168.123.254) and click OK.

To verify the printer installation,

1. On the printer properties General tab, click Print Test Page.
2. Click OK to close the printer's Properties window.
3. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes when you are prompted. The printer is now successfully installed and will appear in the Printers menu.

If the test page did not print correctly, click No to start the print Troubleshooting Wizard.

Windows NT

1. Insert USRobotics Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive to launch the installation procedure.

If the installation procedure does not launch, click Windows Start and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, type D:\setup.exe or, if your CD-ROM drive uses a different letter, type that letter in place of D. Click OK.

2. Select Install Print Server Drivers and click Next.
3. Click Next again to install the software to the default location.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation of the print server drivers.
5. Click Yes to restart your computer, then click OK.
6. After your computer restarts, click Windows Start > Settings > Printers.
7. Right-click your printer and select Properties.
8. On the Ports tab, select printer port PRTmate and click the Configure Ports button.
9. Enter the router's IP address (the default is 192.168.123.254) and click OK.

To verify the printer installation,

1. On the printer properties General tab, click Print Test Page.
2. Close the the printer's Properties window.
3. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes when you are prompted. The printer is now successfully installed and will appear in the Printers menu.

   If the test page did not print correctly, click No to start the print Troubleshooting Wizard.

Adding the Printer Port and Installing the Printer Driver

To perform this procedure you need your printer Installation CD-ROM. You might also be prompted to insert your Windows operating system CD-ROM.

Windows XP or 2000

Windows Me, 98, or 95

Windows NT

Windows XP or 2000

This procedure consists of adding a printer and adding a printer port using Windows build-in wizards. During this procedure, you will start adding a printer, Windows will divert you to the routine for adding a port, then you will finish the process of adding a printer.

Begin adding a printer as follows:

1. Windows XP Users: Click Windows Start > Printers and Faxes. Click the task, Add a Printer, to open the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.

Windows 2000 Users: Click Windows Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double-click Printers. Double-click Add Printer to open the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.

2. Select Local printer attached to this computer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and click Next.
3. Select Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the Type of port list. Click Next.

The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard opens. Add the port as follows:

1. Click Next.
2. In Printer Name or IP Address, enter the router's LAN IP address (the factory default is 192.168.123.254). Click Next.
3. Select Custom and click Settings to open a port settings configuration window.
4. On the Port Settings tab, select LPR, type lp in Queue Name, and select LPR Byte Counting Enabled.
5. Click OK to return to the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard.
6. Click Finish to complete the addition of the printer port and return to the Add Printer Wizard.

Complete the process for adding the printer as follows:

1. Insert your printer installation CD-ROM and select Have Disk.
2. Select the CD-ROM drive and click OK.
3. Select your printer's Manufacturer and select the model from the Printers list. Click Next.
4. You can change the Printer Name or use the default that is filled in for you. Click Next.
5. If you are prompted to share the printer, select No and click Next.
6. When you are prompted to print a test page, select Yes and click Next. Click Finish to close the Add Printer Wizard.
7. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes when you are prompted. The printer is now successfully installed and will appear in the Printers menu.

   If the test page did not print correctly, click No to start the print Troubleshooting Wizard.

Windows Me, 98, or 95

This procedure consists of installing the printer port from the USRobotics Installation CD-ROM and adding the USB printer through the Windows Add Printer Wizard.

Install the printer port as follows:

1. Insert USRobotics Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive to launch the installation procedure.

If the installation procedure does not launch, click Windows Start and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, type D:\setup.exe or, if your CD-ROM drive uses a different letter, type that letter in place of D. Click OK.

2. Select Install Print Server Drivers and click Next.
3. Click Next again to install the software to the default location.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation of the print server drivers.
5. Click Yes to restart your computer, then click OK.

Add the USB printer as follows:

1. After your computer restarts, click Windows Start > Settings > Printers.
2. Double-click Add Printer to open the the Add Printer Wizard and click Next.
3. Select Local Printer and click Next.
4. Insert your printer installation CD-ROM and select Have Disk.

Note: The remaining steps for adding the USB printer may vary depending on how the printer manufacturer's installation program works. If you have any questions with this part of the procedure, consult your printer's documentation.

5. Select the CD-ROM drive and click OK.
6. Select your printer's Manufacturer and select the model from the Printers list. Click Next.
7. Select the PRTmate TCP/IP Port and click Next.
8. You can change the Printer Name or use the default that is filled in for you. Click Next.
9. If you are prompted to share the printer, select No and click Next.
10. When you are prompted to print a test page, select Yes and click Finish to close the Add Printer Wizard.
11. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes when you are prompted. The printer is now successfully installed and will appear in the Printers menu.

    If the test page did not print correctly, click No to start the print Troubleshooting Wizard.

Windows NT

This procedure consists of installing the printer port from the USRobotics Installation CD-ROM and adding the USB printer through the Windows Add Printer Wizard.

Install the printer port as follows:

1. Insert USRobotics Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive to launch the installation procedure.

If the installation procedure does not launch, click Windows Start and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, type D:\setup.exe or, if your CD-ROM drive uses a different letter, type that letter in place of D. Click OK.

2. Select Install Print Server Drivers and click Next.
3. Click Next again to install the software to the default location.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation of the print server drivers.
5. Click Yes to restart your computer, then click OK.

Add the USB printer as follows:

1. After your computer restarts, click Windows Start > Settings > Printers.
2. Double-click Add Printer to open the the Add Printer Wizard and click Next.
3. Select My Computer and click Next.
4. Insert your printer installation CD-ROM and select Have Disk.

Note: The remaining steps for adding the USB printer may vary depending on how the printer manufacturer's installation program works. If you have any questions with this part of the procedure, consult your printer's documentation.

5. Select the CD-ROM drive and click OK.
6. Select your printer's Manufacturer and select the model from the Printers list. Click Next.
7. Select the PRTmate TCP/IP Port and click Next.
8. You can change the Printer Name or use the default that is filled in for you. Click Next.
9. If you are prompted to share the printer, select Not Shared and click Next.
10. When you are prompted to print a test page, select Yes and click Next. Click Finish to close the Add Printer Wizard.
11. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes when you are prompted. The printer is now successfully installed and will appear in the Printers menu.

    If the test page did not print correctly, click No to start the print Troubleshooting Wizard.