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4: Configuration Downloading Printer Drivers from a USB Flash Drive The Admin user may utilize these directions to download printer drivers from a USB flash drive. The xPrintServer unit can load supported drivers that had been previously saved to a USB flash drive. Supported drivers are drivers that were downloaded from the xPrintServer driver base in the cloud. This is useful for xPrintServer devices that are installed in sites that have no Internet access. Note: The file name of the printer driver must be printerdrivers.bin. Also, the xPrintServer device only recognizes USB flash drives formatted with a FAT file system. 1. Login to the xPrintServer user interface (see Logging In) as Admin user. 2. Click the Printers tab to access the Printers > List page (see Figure 4-9). All printers configured to the xPrintServer print server are listed here. Figure 4-25 Loaded Drivers Tab 3. Click the Printer Drivers link to get to the Printer Driver Download page. A list of drivers previously downloaded appear ordered by make and model under the Loaded Drivers tab. 4. Insert USB flash drive that has the exported printer driver files (from previous section, Exporting Printer Drivers) into the xPrintServer unit's USB port. 5. Click the Add Drivers from USB button. The xPrintServer print server isgin an automatic search and download of drivers on the USB flash drive. You are notified when the driver has been downloaded or if there was an error encountered. 6. Click OK. xPrintServer® Office Edition Print Server User Guide 59

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4:
Configuration
xPrintServer® Office Edition Print Server User Guide
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Downloading Printer Drivers from a USB Flash Drive
The Admin user may utilize these directions to download printer drivers from a USB flash drive.
The xPrintServer unit can load supported drivers that had been previously saved to a USB flash
drive. Supported drivers are drivers that were downloaded from the xPrintServer driver base in
the cloud. This is useful for xPrintServer devices that are installed in sites that have no Internet
access.
Note:
The file name of the printer driver must be
printerdrivers.bin
.
Also, the xPrintServer
device only recognizes USB flash drives formatted with a FAT file system.
1.
Login to the xPrintServer user interface (see
Logging In
) as Admin user.
2. Click the
Printers
tab to access the
Printers > List
page (see
Figure 4-9
).
All printers
configured to the xPrintServer print server are listed here.
Figure 4-25 Loaded Drivers Tab
3. Click the
Printer Drivers
link to get to the
Printer Driver Download
page. A list of drivers
previously downloaded appear ordered by make and model under the
Loaded Drivers
tab.
4.
Insert USB flash drive that has the exported printer driver files (from previous section,
Exporting Printer Drivers
) into the xPrintServer unit's USB port.
5. Click the
Add Drivers from USB
button.
The xPrintServer print server isgin an automatic
search and download of drivers on the USB flash drive.
You are notified when the driver has
been downloaded or if there was an error encountered.
6. Click
OK
.