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As you continue, the standard port monitor queries the print device and tries to configure it based on SNMP responses. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard.Click Create a new port, click Standard TCP/IP Port in the Type of port list, and then click Next.Select the type of printer that you want to set up, and then click Next.When the Add New Printer Wizard starts, click Next.Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.You can use a Web-based interface from any Internet-connected client to view the status of standard port monitor events. The default TCP source port is a randomly selected open port that is greater than 1023. The default TCP destination port is 9100. (The target device must support the LPR protocol.) If the standard port monitor cannot use the default TCP ports to configure the target print device and SNMP, the standard port monitor uses the LPR protocol. For example, the standard port monitor supports a 'paper out' error. Additionally, the standard port monitor offers more accurate error reporting than the limited print error messages that are enabled by other port monitors, such as the LPR port monitor. The standard port monitor uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to read the configuration of the target print device and to determine the device's detailed status.

Portsmonitor windows#

In Windows Server 2003, the standard port monitor has been updated to provide better performance and more detailed device status.

The standard port monitor was introduced in Microsoft Windows 2000. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 offers the standard port monitor for network print devices as an alternative to the Line Printer Remote (LPR) port monitor. The standard port monitor connects clients to network printers that use the TCP/IP protocol.

Portsmonitor how to#

This step-by-step article describes how to install the standard port monitor. This article describes how the standard port monitor works in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and compares it with the LPR port monitor.Īpplies to: Windows Server 2003 Original KB number: 814586 Summary