BASIS Print Setup for Windows
The following instructions explain how to set up BASIS printing on a non-networked computer in Windows 7, Vista and XP.
Windows 7
- Log in to Windows with administrative privileges.
- Click Start and then click Control Panel. Click Programs and Features.
- Click "Turn Windows features on or off."
- Click the Print Services directory to expand it, then check the "LPD Print Service" box. Click OK.
- At the Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound. Click Print and Document Services.
- Right-click the printer to print from the mainframe. Click Customize Printer.
- Click Sharing. Check the "Share this printer" box, and enter the Share name as "win7." Click OK.
- Click Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, then Command Prompt.
- At the prompt, enter "ipconfig" and press Enter.
- Find your IP address prior to requesting a domain name (DNS).
- Locate your computer's DNS entry:
- Click Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, then Command Prompt.
- At the prompt, enter "nslookup xx.xx.xx.xx" where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of
the computer.
Note: there must be a space after nslookup. - Make note of the computer's DNS entry.
- Create a ticket, providing the following information in the description:
- Printer domain name
- Contact name
- Phone number
- Budgetary unit (four-letter department code)
- Email address
- Location of the printer (building and room)
- Brand and model of the printer
Windows Vista
- Log in to Windows with administrative privileges.
- Click Start and then click Control Panel. Click Programs.
- Click "Turn Windows features on or off."
- Click the Print Services directory to expand it, and check the "LPD Print Service box." Click OK.
- Click Start, then Control Panel. Click Printer.
- Right-click the printer to print from the mainframe. Click Sharing.
- Click Change sharing options.
- Check the "Share this printer" box, and enter the Share name, for example, "winvista." Click OK.
- Click Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, then Command Prompt.
- At the prompt, enter "ipconfig" and press Enter.
- Find your IP address prior to requesting a domain name (DNS).
- Locate your computer's DNS entry:
- Click Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, then Command Prompt.
- At the prompt, enter "nslookup xx.xx.xx.xx" where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of
the computer.
Note: there must be a space after nslookup. - Make note of the computer's DNS entry.
- Create a ticket, providing the following information in the description:
- Printer domain name
- Contact name
- Phone number
- Budgetary unit (four-letter department code)
- Email address
- Location of the printer (building and room)
- Brand and model of the printer
Windows XP
- Log into Windows with administrative privileges.
- Click Start and then click Control Panel. Double-click "Add or Remove Programs."
- Click "Add/Remove Windows Components."
- Double-click "Other Network File and Print Services."
- Check the "Print Services for UNIX" box. Click OK. Click Next and then click Finish to save the changes.
- In the Control Panel, double-click Performance and Maintenance. Double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Services, then double-click TCP/IP Print Server.
- Set Startup type to Automatic. Click OK.
- Click Start and then click Printers and Faxes. Right-click the printer to print from the mainframe. Click Sharing.
- Click the radio button for "Share this printer," and enter the Share name, for example, "winxp." Click OK.
- Click Start, then Run. Enter "cmd" and click OK.
- At the prompt, enter "ipconfig" and press Enter.
- Find your IP address prior to requesting a domain name (DNS).
- Locate your computer's DNS entry:
- Click Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, then Command Prompt.
- At the prompt, enter "nslookup xx.xx.xx.xx" where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of
the computer.
Note: there must be a space after nslookup. - Make note of the computer's DNS entry.
- Create a ticket, providing the following information in the description:
- Printer domain name
- Contact name
- Phone number
- Budgetary unit (four-letter department code)
- Email address
- Location of the printer (building and room)
- Brand and model of the printer
Updated 07/22/2015