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Direct Attachment With a Network Cable Using a Print Server, Print Test

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During software installation, the printer is set up to be "shared" so that other network computers can print to it. Direct Attachment With a Network Cable (Using a Print Server) A print server is any designated computer that centrally manages all client print jobs. If you are sharing your printer in a small workgroup environment and want to control all print jobs on this network, connect the printer to a print server. NOTE: Print a printer settings page to get the IP address and MAC address of the printer network adapter before setting up the network printer. For more information, see Printing a Network Setup Page. 1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. The Drivers and Utilities CD launches the installation software automatically. 2. When the Drivers and Utilities CD screen appears, click Network Installation - Install the printer for use on a network, and then click Next. 3. Select I am setting up a print server to share printers with others on the network, and then click Next. 4. Select the network printer(s) you want to install. If you do not see your printer listed, click Refresh List to refresh the list, or click Manual Add to add a printer to the network. 5. Click Next. 6. For each printer driver listed: NOTE: Three printer drivers are listed for each printer you selected: a Printer Control Language (PCL), PostScript (PS), and Host Based Printing (HBP) driver. a. Select the printer driver from the list. b. If you want to change the printer name, enter a new name in the Printer Name field. c. If you want other users to access this printer, select Share this printer with other computers, and then enter a share name that users can easily identify. d. If you want this printer to be the default printer, select Set this printer to default. e. If you do not want to install the particular driver for the printer, select Do not install this printer. 7. Click Next. 8. Select the check box next to the software and documentation you want to install, and then click Install. The drivers, additional software, and documentation are installed on your computer. When the installation is completed, a Congratulations! screen appears. 9. If you do not want to print a test page: Click Finish. If you want to print a test page: a. Select the check box next to the printer(s) on which you want to print a test page. b. Click Print Test Page.

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Direct Attachment With a Network Cable (Using a Print Server)
A print server is any designated computer that centrally manages all client print jobs. If you are sharing your printer in a
small workgroup environment and want to control all print jobs on this network, connect the printer to a print server.
NOTE:
Print a printer settings page to get the IP address and MAC address of the printer network adapter before setting
up the network printer. For more information, see
Printing a Network Setup Page
.
1. Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
CD.
The
Drivers and Utilities
CD launches the installation software automatically.
2. When the
Drivers and Utilities
CD screen appears, click
Network Installation - Install the printer for use on a
network
, and then click
Next
.
3. Select
I am setting up a print server to share printers with others on the network
, and then click
Next
.
4. Select the network printer(s) you want to install.
If you do not see your printer listed, click
Refresh List
to refresh the list, or click
Manual Add
to add a printer to the
network.
5. Click
Next
.
6. For each printer driver listed:
NOTE:
Three printer drivers are listed for each printer you selected: a
Printer Control Language
(PCL),
PostScript
(PS), and Host Based Printing (HBP) driver.
a. Select the printer driver from the list.
b. If you want to change the printer name, enter a new name in the
Printer Name
field.
c. If you want other users to access this printer, select
Share this printer with other computers
, and then
enter a share name that users can easily identify.
d. If you want this printer to be the default printer, select
Set this printer to default
.
e. If you do not want to install the particular driver for the printer, select
Do not install this printer
.
7. Click
Next
.
8. Select the check box next to the software and documentation you want to install, and then click
Install
.
The drivers, additional software, and documentation are installed on your computer. When the installation is completed,
a
Congratulations!
screen appears.
9.
If you do not want to print a test page:
Click
Finish
.
If you want to print a test page:
a. Select the check box next to the printer(s) on which you want to print a test page.
b. Click
Print Test Page
.
During software installation, the printer is set up to be
“shared” so that other network computers can print to it.