Printer connection

Don't forget to set the option printer = on in the terminal configuration file and make certain that printer test, ptsp command, works correctly.
Run the printer setup master from the folder "Printers". Choose "Local printer" and set Plug and Play flag off.

Printer setup wizard


Create a new port, type: Standart TCP/IP Port.

Printer setup wizard


Specify the terminal IP-address (a symbolic name is also acceptable, but in network settings should be configured DNS). All the terminals, having connected printers, should have fixed ip-addresses. If you use the dhcp-server from Windows Server distributive, then you can set fixed terminal ip-addresses in the section Reservations of the DHCP management console. Its impossible to set fixed addresses in the tftpd32 program.

The port name is just a memo for the administrator.

Printer setup wizard


Printer setup wizard


End of the port creation:

Printer setup wizard


Now you can set drivers for YOUR printer.

Printer setup wizard


Printing from DOS to lpt1 port

On the terminal (in windows command prompt, after user login) run command:
net use lpt1 \\servername\printername
After that any DOS-application in this user session will be able to print to lpt1, and data will be redirected to the printer \\servername\printername.
If server physical port lpt1 is not disabled, server won't permit such operation. You can pass around this by renaming server physical port lpt1 to lpt3. Login as administrator, rightclick on "My computer" - Manage - Device manager - Ports (com & lpt) - lpt1 - Properties - Port Settings - choose LPT3. After this server physical port will be LPT3 and terminal user can run command net use lpt1 \\...