Printing to IP Printers: How To

There are two sides of the equation to use IP Printing:

1. Set up the printer with an IP address

2. Create the printer on the OmniRush Server

Hewlett Packard JetDirect devices (the ethernet interface built-in to HP printers) and network print servers (such as the Intel Net Express) allow an IP address to be defined.  This then serves as the address of the printer.  If you use DNS, name resolution can be set up so the printer can be referenced by name instead of address.

Note that DHCP often cannot be used with network printers.

The next step is to set up the printer on the OmniRush PC (or any other PC that needs to print to that printer).  This is done using the regular Add Printer mechanism in the Printers Folder.  The only special steps are as follows:

1. The printer is added as a local printer, not a network printer (because the print queue will be local)

2. When the Port Selection is displayed, select Create Port and then select 'Standard TCPIP.'

3. Enter the IP address or resolvable name of the printer

4. Select the appropriate print driver to use (e.g. HP Laserjet 4 or Generic/Text Only for Eltron/Zebra printers)

5. Do a test print from Notepad to confirm proper operation.

6. Use this printer in the OmniRush Track