Lexmark Color Laser Connection Guide - Page 2

Connection Guide Page 2 of 5 Installing the printer using the Add Printer Wizard (Windows) Note: Installing the printer using the Add Printer Wizard is supported for Windows XP and later. 1 Close all open software programs. 2 Insert the Software and Documentation CD. 3 Close the installation software. 4 Add the printer: a Click , or click Start and then click Run. b In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers. c Press Enter, or click OK. d From the Printer Tasks area, click Add a printer. 5 When prompted, select to install a local printer, and then click Have Disk. 6 Specify the location of the printer software. Note: The path should be similar to D:\Drivers\Print\GDI\, where D is the letter of your CD or DVD drive. 7 Click OK. Installing the printers on a network (Windows) What is network printing? In Windows environments, network printers can be configured for direct printing or shared printing. Both network printing methods require the installation of printer software and the creation of a network port. Printing method Example IP printing • Printer is connected directly to the network using a network cable, such as an Ethernet cable. • Printer software is typically installed on each network computer. Shared printing • Printer is connected to one of the computers on the network using a local cable, such as a USB or parallel cable. • Printer software is installed on the computer attached to the printer. • During software installation, the printer is set up to be "shared" so that other network computers can print to it.