Xerox FlowPort Support & Software Administrator's Guide
Creating a user account
Chapter 3: Managing user accounts
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Setting a local printer
as the user's default
printer
FlowPort allows you to print to a local PCL printer from a
computer running Windows NT.
computer running Windows NT.
To set a local printer as the user’s default printer:
1
Click the Users button.
2
Click the user name whose account you want to set up to
print to a local PCL printer.
print to a local PCL printer.
3
On the User Profile page, click the Change User Account
Information link.
Information link.
4
In the Default Printer box, enter the user's computer
name and printer name, separated by a forward slash (/).
For example, jims-pc/HP DeskJet 870Cse.
name and printer name, separated by a forward slash (/).
For example, jims-pc/HP DeskJet 870Cse.
Tip: To find the name of the user's computer and local
printer, go to the user's computer and click the Windows
NT Start button, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel. Double-click Network. The computer's name
appears in the Computer Name box. Click the
Cancel button. In the Control Panel, double-click
Printers. Right-click the local printer and click
Properties. Click the Ports tab. The printer's name is
highlighted.
printer, go to the user's computer and click the Windows
NT Start button, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel. Double-click Network. The computer's name
appears in the Computer Name box. Click the
Cancel button. In the Control Panel, double-click
Printers. Right-click the local printer and click
Properties. Click the Ports tab. The printer's name is
highlighted.
5
In the Printer Type box, select PCL Printer.
6
Click the Submit Changes button.
7
Go to the user's computer to set the TCP/IP Print Server to
start and run automatically.
start and run automatically.
8
At the user's computer, click the Start button, point to
Settings, and click Control Panel.
Settings, and click Control Panel.
9
Double-click Services.
10
Click the TCP/IP Print Server and click the Startup
button.
button.
11
For Startup Type, click Automatic.
12
Click OK and then Close.