Lexmark 240n manual Helpful tips for network printing, Assigning a printer IP address

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7Repeat steps 1–6 on every network computer you want to enable to print to the shared printer.

Using the point-and-print method

Note: Point and print may not be supported in some 64 bit environments. Refer to the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com for the latest information. Look for a Knowledgebase article about 64 bit support for the printer. Contact the place you purchased the printer for more information.

This method is usually the best use of system resources. The computer attached to the printer handles driver modifications and print job processing for all print jobs including those routed from other network computers. This lets the other network computers return to applications much faster. With this method, a subset of driver information is copied from the computer attached to the printer across the network to the other computers. This is just enough information to send a print job to the printer.

1On the next network computer you want to enable to print to the printer, double-click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places on the desktop.

2Locate the host name of the computer attached to the printer, and double-click the host name.

3Right-click the shared printer name, and select the option to install the printer on your computer.

Wait a few minutes for the printer software to be copied from the computer attached to the printer to the computer you are working on, and for a new printer object to be added to the Printers folder. The time this takes varies based on network traffic and other factors.

4Close Network Neighborhood or My Network Places.

5Print a test page to verify printer installation.

6Repeat steps 1–5 on every network computer you want to enable to print to the shared printer.

Installing optional printer software

If you want to use any of the other software applications available on the drivers CD, now is a good time to set them up. They can be installed by following the Custom install path.

Helpful tips for network printing

Assigning a printer IP address

If your network is using DHCP, an IP address is automatically assigned after you connect the network cable to the printer.

1Look for the address under the “TCP/IP” heading on the network setup page. See Printing a network setup page.

2Go to Verifying the IP settings on page 19.

If your network is not using DHCP, then you must manually assign an IP address to the printer. An easy way to do this is to use the IP Setup Utility.

Detailed instructions about installing and using this utility are located on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer. Launch the CD, and then click View Documentation Æ Software and Utilities Æ IP Setup Utility.

To use this utility, you will need to know the printer’s 12-digit physical address or Universally Administered Address (UAA). Look for the UAA entry on the network setup page you printed earlier. You can use either the MSB or canonical form of the UAA.

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