2. Insert the CD that came with the printer. The software installer
should start without assistance. Click on Install Printer. If the
software installer does not start, browse to setup.exe in the root
directory of the CD and double-click on it; then click on Install
Printer.
3. Select the language you would like the installer to display and
accept the License Agreement.
4. On the Printer Connection screen, select Connected via the
network.
5. On the Network Setup screen, select Basic network setup for
a PC or server.
6. On the Identify Printer screen, identify the printer either by
searching or by specifying a hardware or IP address. In most
cases, an IP address is assigned but you can change it later in
step 8.
7. If you specified your IP address, you will be asked if this is the
printer you want to install to. If you searched for printers, you will
be asked to choose one of the printers found to install to.
8. On the confirm settings dialog, you may change the IP address
of the printer by clicking Change TCP/IP Settings.
9. Select the model of the printer.
10.If you want the typical software installed, select Typical
Installation; or, if you want to select the software to be installed,
select Custom Installation.
11.Give the printer a name to be used in the Printers folder.
12.On the Printer Sharing screen, select Share As and give the
printer a share name.
13.If you are sharing the printer with other PCs running operating
systems different than the PC you are using, then on the Client
Driver Support screen, select the drivers for those operating
systems.
14.For Windows 2000 and XP, you can provide location and
descriptive information if you want.
15.Allow the installation to complete.
C. Direct-connected shared printer
(client-server printing)
The printer is connected to a PC using a USB or parallel cable and
is shared out to other PCs or clients on the network.
● Recommended for printers that do not have a network
connection.
● Requires the printer to be directly connected to a PC with either a
parallel or USB cable.
● Installation Overview:
• Run the CD, which came with the printer, on the server PC
to enable printing.
• Hardware setup - plug the printer directly into the PC with a
parallel or USB cable.
● Information required during software setup - decide on a printer
share name.
Installation steps:
1. Insert the CD that came with the printer. The software installer
should start without assistance. Click on Install Printer. If the
software installer does not start, browse to setup.exe in the root
directory of the CD and double-click on it; then click on Install
Printer. For best results do not connect the printer to the PC
until you are prompted to do so by the software installer.
2. Select the language you would like the installer to display and
accept the License Agreement.
3. On the Printer Connection screen, select Connected directly
to this computer.
4. On the Connector Type screen, select the type of cable used to
connect the printer.
5. Select the model of the printer.
6. If you want the typical software installed, select Typical
Installation; or, if you want to select the software to be installed,
select Custom Installation.
7. Give the printer a name to be used in the Printers folder.
8. Select Share As on the Printer Sharing screen and give the
printer a share name.
9. If you are sharing the printer with other PCs running operating
systems different than the PC you are using, then on the Client
Driver Support screen, select the drivers for those operating
systems.
10.For Windows 2000 and XP you can provide location and
descriptive information if you want.
11.Allow the installation to complete.
D. PC client setup
● Recommended when the printer has already been connected
to a PC and shared, or connected directly to the network,
that is the printer is shared on the network using
configurations B or C above.
● Run the CD that came with the printer on the client PC to enable
printing.
● Information required during software setup - a server and printer
share name \\server-name\printer-share-name.
Installation steps:
1. Insert the CD that came with the printer. The software installer
should start without assistance. Click on Install Printer. If the
software installer does not start, browse to setup.exe in the root
directory of the CD and double-click on it; then click on Install
Printer.
2. Select the language you would like the installer to display and
accept the License Agreement.
3. On the Printer Connection screen, select Connected via the
network.
4. On the Network Setup screen, select Client setup for
client-server printing.
5. On the Specify Network Path screen, identify the printer by
entering the server and printer share name or by browsing to the
printer.
6. Select the model of the printer.
7. If you want the typical software installed, select Typical
Installation; or, if you want to select the software to be installed,
select Custom Installation.
8. Allow the installation to complete.
Manually configure an IP address
The printer can automatically pick up an IP address from your
network BootP/DHCP server, or it can be configured from software.
But if you wish to assign a particular IP address to your printer, you
can configure an IP address manually from the printer control panel.
Press the Menu button on the printer control panel and locate the
JETDIRECT menu. Typically, you will select the CONFIGURE
DEVICE menu, then the I/O menu, and then the JETDIRECT menu.
In the JETDIRECT menu, select the TCP/IP menu, the CONFIG
METHOD menu, and then select MANUAL. A MANUAL
SETTINGS item is added to the TCP/IP menu. Use the MANUAL
SETTINGS menu and your control-panel keys to set the values for
IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, DEFAULT GATEWAY, SYSLOG
SERVER and IDLE TIMEOUT.
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