Lexmark 200, 20E manual Sharing a printer in a Windows environment, Add the printer

Networking 113

Using the printer over an Ethernet network

Select the connection type that describes how you currently access your printer:

If the printer is currently set up for wireless

1Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and to an available port on a switch or wall jack.

2Wait a minute for the Ethernet network interface to become active and acquire an IP address from the network.

3 Add the printer (see “Add the printer” on page 113).

4A second print queue will be created. Remove the wireless queue if you do not want to switch back to accessing the printer over a wireless network.

If the printer is currently set up locally (using USB connection)

1Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and to an available port on a switch or wall jack.

2Insert the Software and Documentation CD into the computer you want to use to configure the printer.

3 Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Note: You will need a USB cable to complete the configuration.

Add the printer

In Mac OS X version 10.5 or later

1From the Apple menu, navigate to: System Preferences > Print & Fax or

System Preferences > Print & Scan

2Click +.

3Click the Default or Default Browser tab, and then select your printer.

4 Click Add.

In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier

1From the Finder, choose Utilities.

2Double‑click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.

3From the Printer List dialog, choose the printer you want to use, and then click Add.

4 From the Printer Browser, select your printer, and then click Add.

Sharing a printer in a Windows environment

1Prepare the computers to share the printer:

aMake all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and Print Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing.

bInstall the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.