Installation on Windows
Installing More than One Printer on a PC
You have several choices for having more than one printer connected to a PC or for having more than one PC connected to a printer. Choices include:
•Installing two or more printers on one PC using USB ports. See "Installing more than one printer using a USB connection" for details.
•Installing more than one networked printer on a PC, using the
•Installing more than one networked printer on a PC, using a print server. Each installation follows the same procedure. See "Network Installation Using a Print Server & Bidirectional Communication".
•Installing multiple printers on a PC using a combination of connection methods. For example, one or more printers can be connected to the PC using a USB connection and others can be connected through a network (using direct networking or Windows printer sharing).
•Using more than one printer installed to a PC as a printer pool, when the PC is running a Windows operating system.The operating system manages sending jobs to the printers so the next available printer receives the print job. See "Printer Pooling" for details.
•Installing a printer on a client PC when the printer is connected to a host PC and both PCs are connected to a network (using Windows printer sharing). See "Shared Printers" for more information.
Installing more than one printer using a USB connection
Tips for success
•Connect and install one printer at a time. The PC cannot run two or more installation programs at the same time.
•The USB protocol allows devices to be connected to the PC through another USB device
—Up to five hubs can be used between the printer and the PC. Card printers do not have ports to support daisy chaining. If you need to connect two card printers to a PC with one USB port, obtain a USB hub to which both printers can be connected.
—Every other hub in a daisy chain must be powered.
•The printer must be powered on for the PC to detect it. It must remain powered on during installation.
1Load supplies and then power on the printer. See "Preparing the Printer" for the steps to follow.
2Begin with the PC powered on and running.
3Log on to the PC as a user with Administrator access (Vista) or with Administrator permissions (XP).
4Exit the Printer Toolbox (if it is running) for each printer already installed on the PC. You cannot exit the Printer Toolbox until all jobs to the printer are complete and any messages are cleared.
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