how to pass username/password to a network printer
 

Working at a client site and their printers require username/pwd. I've
been given one.

I can ping the printers, so went ahead and added using "add new TCP/IP
port" in add printer wizard. Specified the correct driver also.

Problem is that nowhere during the install process did it allow me to
specify username/pwd combo. When I print a test page, job goes off into
nowhere land. Appears to have succeeded, but nothing comes out of the
printer.

How can I pass a username/pwd to the printer? I suspect it's using my
default XP username/pwd, which obviously won't work.

thanks.

c

how to pass username/password to a network printer
 

You mingt try setting up a new XP user with the username/password that they
gave you.

"c" wrote in message
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Working at a client site and their printers require username/pwd. I've
been given one.

I can ping the printers, so went ahead and added using "add new TCP/IP
port" in add printer wizard. Specified the correct driver also.

Problem is that nowhere during the install process did it allow me to
specify username/pwd combo. When I print a test page, job goes off into
nowhere land. Appears to have succeeded, but nothing comes out of the
printer.

How can I pass a username/pwd to the printer? I suspect it's using my
default XP username/pwd, which obviously won't work.

thanks.

c

how to pass username/password to a network printer
 

Chuck wrote:
You mingt try setting up a new XP user with the username/password that they
gave you.

Good idea but XP complains when I try to add the new user with this:

"The trust relationship between this workstation and the
primary domain failed."

This can't be the first time a guest needed to use an office printer.
How do others accomplish this?

thanks.

chris


"c" wrote in message
ps.com...
Working at a client site and their printers require username/pwd. I've
been given one.

I can ping the printers, so went ahead and added using "add new TCP/IP
port" in add printer wizard. Specified the correct driver also.

Problem is that nowhere during the install process did it allow me to
specify username/pwd combo. When I print a test page, job goes off into
nowhere land. Appears to have succeeded, but nothing comes out of the
printer.

How can I pass a username/pwd to the printer? I suspect it's using my
default XP username/pwd, which obviously won't work.

thanks.

c