Network connection

If the printer has network capability, the printer can be shared in a network environment by connecting it directly to the network. This type of connection offers the ability to manage the printer using the embedded Web server from any computer on the network.

Installing printer software and sharing the printer

Choose the installation option for the type of network you have:

zClient/server network: If your network has a computer acting as a dedicated print server, install the printer software on the server (To install the software on a network), and then install the printer software on the client computers (To install the printing software on client computers).

zPeer-to-peer network: If you have a peer-to-peer network (a network without a dedicated print server), install the software on the computers that will be using the printer (To install the software on a network).

In addition, you can connect to a network printer in both types of networks using the

Add Printer wizard in Windows (To install the printer driver using Add Printer).

To install the software on a network

Use the following steps to install the printer software in the following networking scenarios:

zYour network has a computer acting as a dedicated print server

zYou have a peer-to-peer network (a network without a dedicated print server)

1Connect the printer to the network.

2Close any programs that are open.

3Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu starts automatically.

If the CD menu does not start automatically, click Start, and then click Run. Browse to the CD-ROM drive for the computer, click Autorun.exe, and then click Open. In the Run dialog box, click OK.

4Click Install Printer Driver and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Note

If you are installing the software on a dedicated print server, select the option to share the

 

printer when prompted, and then select to install printer drivers for Windows clients.

 

The installation program installs the driver for the server and copies the client drivers to a

 

location on the server for users (clients).

 

To share the printer with Windows client computers, see To install the printing software on

 

client computers.

 

 

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