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Installing the Printer Drivers for a Network Connection

For a network connection, you can either perform direct printing (over a peer-to-peer network) using the Windows printer port or access the printer as a network printer via the print server.

Using this Printer as the Windows Printing Port

illustration of using this printer as the windows printing port

Operating System	Available Ports
Windows Vista/7 Windows Server 2008/2008 R2	SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port Standard TCP/IP Port Internet Port LPR port WSD port
Windows XP Windows Server 2003/2003 R2	SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port Standard TCP/IP Port Internet Port LPR port

Operating System

Available Ports

Windows Vista/7

Windows Server 2008/2008 R2

SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port

Standard TCP/IP Port

Internet Port

LPR port

WSD port

Windows XP

Windows Server 2003/2003 R2

SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port

Standard TCP/IP Port

Internet Port

LPR port

Using as a Network Printer

This printer can be used as the Windows network printer.

See Using as the Windows Network Printer .

illustration of using as a network printer