Xerox CentreDirect External Print Server Support & Software Installation Guide
Windows LPR Spooler 5.0 - Quick Installation Guide
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Starting Windows LPR Spooler 5.0 for the first time
When you start Windows LPR Spooler for the first time, it will tell you that you need to
define a directory on your PC (the Spool Directory) which will hold all print jobs before
they are sent to the printer. This directory should be a dedicated directory that has only
this one purpose. We suggest to call it C:\SPOOL, although it can be at any location on
your PC. If the directory you want to use does not exist, please create it first with your
favorite disk manager (like Windows Explorer). Then select this directory in the Directory
Selection dialog that Windows LPR Spooler 5.0 presents to you.
When you start Windows LPR Spooler for the first time, it will tell you that you need to
define a directory on your PC (the Spool Directory) which will hold all print jobs before
they are sent to the printer. This directory should be a dedicated directory that has only
this one purpose. We suggest to call it C:\SPOOL, although it can be at any location on
your PC. If the directory you want to use does not exist, please create it first with your
favorite disk manager (like Windows Explorer). Then select this directory in the Directory
Selection dialog that Windows LPR Spooler 5.0 presents to you.
After this, Windows LPR Spooler 5.0 will ask you to define the location of its Queue
Definition File. This is the file where the spooler maintains the settings of all the printers
that you will define. Windows LPR Spooler 5.0 gives you this choice because, besides a
standalone mode, it supports a setup where this file resides in a central location like a
workgroup file server. This would allow you to centrally maintain a number of printers.
The default mode, though, is standalone. In this mode, this file is local on your PC, and
the default location is the file WLPRSP32.QS in the Spool Directory that you have
selected one step before.
Definition File. This is the file where the spooler maintains the settings of all the printers
that you will define. Windows LPR Spooler 5.0 gives you this choice because, besides a
standalone mode, it supports a setup where this file resides in a central location like a
workgroup file server. This would allow you to centrally maintain a number of printers.
The default mode, though, is standalone. In this mode, this file is local on your PC, and
the default location is the file WLPRSP32.QS in the Spool Directory that you have
selected one step before.
Now the spooler has all the information that it needs for its operation. In order to print to
a remote printer, you have to define a queue for it within Windows LPR Spooler 5.0.
Select Setup/QueuesÆ/Define new queue ... from the menu and follow the instructions of
the Queue Setup Wizard. After defining the queue in the spooler, install the Windows
printer driver that matches your target printer and connect it with to special output port
that corresponds to the spooler queue.
a remote printer, you have to define a queue for it within Windows LPR Spooler 5.0.
Select Setup/QueuesÆ/Define new queue ... from the menu and follow the instructions of
the Queue Setup Wizard. After defining the queue in the spooler, install the Windows
printer driver that matches your target printer and connect it with to special output port
that corresponds to the spooler queue.
For every situation there is extended online help available. Just press F1 to get an
explanation of any dialog or wizard page you see.
explanation of any dialog or wizard page you see.
Installing support for the Xerox External Ethernet Adapter.
In order to use the spooler with a printer connected to your network through a Xerox
External Ethernet Adapter, add a new queue for it and use the following information:
In order to use the spooler with a printer connected to your network through a Xerox
External Ethernet Adapter, add a new queue for it and use the following information:
Protocol:
select the "BSD LPR/LPD Protocol"
Description:
enter a short text that describes the
printer, e.g. "Xerox DocuPrint M750"
printer, e.g. "Xerox DocuPrint M750"
Internet Hostname/IP Address:
the IP address of the Xerox External
Ethernet Adapter
Ethernet Adapter
Queue Name:
"lp" (without quotes)
Local Spoolfile Name:
"XEROXEEA.SPL" (without quotes)
Next install the Xerox printer driver from the CD that came with your printer. Install it as
a local printer. Connect it to the port named "d:\spooldir\XEROXEEA.SPL" (where
"d:\spooldir" is the spool directory that you defined when you started the spooler for the
first time).
a local printer. Connect it to the port named "d:\spooldir\XEROXEEA.SPL" (where
"d:\spooldir" is the spool directory that you defined when you started the spooler for the
first time).