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If you are experiencing problems with a TCP/IP port, ensure that the IP address associated with the port is correct.The IP address typically is listed as part of the name of the port. If the IP address isnt correct and no port is available

for the correct IP address, follow these steps to resolve the problem:

1. On the Ports tab, click Add Port.2. In the Printer Ports dialog box, click Standard TCP/IP Port and then click New Port.3. In the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard, click Next.

4. As shown in Figure 12.17, type the IP address of the printer or fax machine and then click Next.5. When you click Next, the wizard attempts to contact the device and automatically determine theprotocol details as well as the adapter type. If the wizard is unable to detect the print device, make surethat the print device is turned on and is connected to the network. Also ensure that you typed thecorrect IP address or printer name in the previous page. If you entered the incorrect information, clickthe Back button and then retype this information.6. Before you click Finish, note the protocol and adapter type details. This information must be correctfor your computer to work with the printer. Click Finish and then click Close.

7. If the protocol and adapter type were incorrect, click the port in the Properties dialog box and thenclick Configure Port. Use the options in the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box tospecify the correct information and then click OK twice. (SeeFigure 12.18 for an example.)

Figure 12.17. Entering the IP address
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Figure 12.18. Correcting the protocol and adapter details

To resolve a problem with a network-attached scanner, follow these steps:
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1. In Windows Explorer, access C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer, where C: is yoursystem drive, and then double-click ImagingDevices.exe.2. In the Scanners and Cameras window, click the scanner and then click Properties.3. On the Device Settings tab, the current hostname or IP address is listed. If this information isntcorrect, enter the correct hostname or IP address of the scanner, and then click OK.

Changing Printer, Scanner, and Fax Machine Drivers

You can manage drivers for printers, scanners, and fax machines just like you can any other drivers. To change thedrivers for a printer or fax machine, follow these steps:

1. Click StartDevices and Printers. In Devices and Printers, right-click the printer you want toconfigure and then select Printer Properties (not Properties).2. On the Advanced tab, click New Driver.

3. Use the Add Printer Driver Wizard to select and install the new driver.

To change the drivers for a scanner, follow these steps:

1. In Windows Explorer, access C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer, where C: is your

system drive, and then double-click ImagingDevices.exe.2. In the Scanners and Cameras window, click the scanner and then click Properties.3. On the Device Settings tab, click New Driver.

Setting Printer Scheduling, Prioritization, and Other Options

The Advanced tab of the Printer properties dialog box provides most of the options youll want to configure. You canuse these options to configure your printer by completing the following steps:

Figure 12.19. Configuring the printer as necessary


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1. Click StartDevices and Printers. In Devices and Printers, right-click the printer you want toconfigure and then select Printer Properties (not Properties).

2. In the Properties dialog box, select the Advanced tab, as shown in Figure 12.19.3. Use the following options to optimize the printer configuration:

Always available and Available from

Printers are either always available or available only during the hours specified. Select Alwaysavailable to make the printer available at all times or select Available from to set specific hours ofoperation. Print jobs sent outside the designated hours are held in the printers queue until thescheduled use time.

Priority

Print jobs always print in order of priority. Jobs with higher priority print before jobs with lower priority.

Use the Priority box to set the default priority.

Driver

Shows the current driver being used for the printer. If you click the Driver list, youll see a list of allprinter drivers being used on your computer.

Spooling options
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The spooling options control whether and how a document is spooled to a hard disk before being sentto the printer. Spooling a document before printing allows applications to finish printing faster. Toenable spooling, select Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster. To disablespooling, select Print directly to the printer. With spooling, select Start printing after last page isspooled if you want to ensure that the entire document makes it into the print queue before printing.Otherwise, select Start printing immediately if you want printing to begin immediately when the printdevice isnt already in use.

Hold mismatched documents

A mismatch can occur if a document tries to use a form or type of paper not currently available in aprinter tray. Typically, printers will stop all printing and wait for the mismatch to be resolved. If you wantthe printer to hold mismatched documents rather than try to prevent them, select this option.

Print spooled documents first

Select this option to allow the printer to print jobs that have completed spooling before jobs in theprocess of spooling, regardless of whether the spooling jobs have higher priority. This helps tomaximize printer efficiency by ensuring that documents that have started printing can finish printingwithout interruption.

Keep printed documents

Select this option to keep a copy of documents in the printer queue on the print server. If youre printingfiles that cant easily be recreated, you might want to use this option so that you can easily reprint adocument without having to recreate it.

Enable advanced printing features

Select this option to allow the use of advanced printing options, if available, such as Page order andPages per sheet. If you encounter compatibility problems when using advanced options, you candisable the advanced printing features by clearing this checkbox.

Printing Defaults

Clicking this button displays the Printing Defaults dialog box, which you can use to specify defaults forpaper sources, document sizes, color matching, print resolution, and more.

Print Processor

Clicking this button displays the Print Processor dialog box, which you can use to set the printprocessor and default data type for a printer. The print processor is the software component that tellsyour computer how to render the raw printer data. About the only time you may need to configure printprocessor options is when you are working with an older Unix printer.

Separator Page

At the office, separator pages may be a requirement. To select a separator page to print before eachdocument, click the Separator Page button. In the Separator Page dialog box, click Browse, scroll

down, and then click Sysprint.sepif you have a PostScript printer orPcl.sep if you have a PCLprinter. Click Open and then click OK.

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