
Network Printing
11. If you chose a COM port, you should also complete the next steps, as you may need to configure
the communication settings for the port.
a. In the Printers folder, select the printer that you have just added.
b. Select File | Properties, verify that the correct port is selected.
c. Click the Ports tab. Click Configure Port.
d. Verify that the settings for baud rate, parity, stop bits, and flow control match the printer’s
settings.
e. After making any necessary changes, click OK. Click Close.
Note: Always use Xon / Xoff flow control.
Sharing a Local Printer
Sharing a printer is when rights or permissions are given to users to print across a Local Area Network
(LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), the Internet or an Intranet to the printer which is local to the
workstation or Network computer. If you are not sure you have rights to share a printer on your
workstation, contact your Information Systems (IS) personnel.
Note: The printer is actually shared by the operating system, not Loftware Label Manager.
Some of the benefits of sharing a printer are:
l Each printer may be set for a specific label type (For example, dimension and specialty stock) and
allow multiple personnel to print a range of print jobs without the need to change the media (label
stock) or ribbon.
l Eliminate specialty equipment: Communication boards (multi-port parallel, USB and serial), print
servers, and connectivity modules by connecting the printers locally to workstations then sharing
them.
l Fewer printers: Multiple personnel can print to the same printer by spooling jobs to a shared
printer.
Note: Printer sharing is available only to printers that are added locally.
Sharing a Local Generic/Text Printer Driver
1. Add a Local Generic/Text Printer Driver as described in the previous section if you have not
already done so.
2. Open My Computer. Select Printers. Select the icon of the printer to be shared.
3. Select Properties command from the Printer menu.
4. Select the Sharing tab; choose the Shared As: option. If desired, the Share name may be changed.
5. Click OK when finished.
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