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You will need to be logged in as a member of the Administrators group.

Adding Print Services
  1. Choose Control Panel from the Start menu.
  2. Double-click Programs and Features.
  3. Select Turn Windows features on or off from the menu on the left.
  4. In the Windows Features window that appears, click on the + sign in front of Print Services and check the box for LPD Print Service and LPR Port Monitor. Click the OK button.

Adding a Printer
  1. Choose Control Panel from the Start menu.
  2. Double-click Printers.
  3. Click on Add a printer in the menu bar.
  4. Click on Add a local printer.
  5. Select Create a new port. Select LPR Port from the drop-down menu and click Next.
  6. Go to the list of Printer Locations (this will open in a new window). Select a Location from the drop-down menu and then a Name. Note the Host and driver information that now appears. Enter the Host for the Name or address of server providing lpd. Enter public for the Printer name. Click OK.
  7. You will be asked to choose a printer driver for this printer - use the driver information from the previous step. Select the Manufacturer and the Printer and click Next.
  8. Enter a printer name that you would like to use and click Next.
  9. Click Finish to complete this part of the setup. If the printer that you have setup does not allow double-sided printing, you have completed the process. Otherwise, continue to the next step to allow double-sided printing.
  10. To allow double-sided printing, Right-click on the newly created printer and select Properties.
  11. Under the Device Settings tab, set the Duplex Unit to Installed. Click the OK button to complete the changes.

Printing Your File

Once you have configured a printer you must still choose it as your file's destination when printing. Any files you print will be sent to the printer you choose under an application's Print Setup, which is normally found under the File drop down menu.

  1. Open the file that you plan to print.
  2. Select Print... from the File menu.
  3. Pick the printer you wish to print to from the drop down printer name menu.
  4. You may select additional options such as double-sided printing by clicking on Properties.
  5. Once the print dialog box disappears, you may go to the NINJa printer station and pick up your document.

If You Have a Local Printer...

If you also have a local printer connected to your PC, you may switch between the local printer and the NINJa printer at any time simply by changing the printer setting under the application's Print Setup dialog usually found under the File drop down menu.