Networking the printer
Networking overview
A network is a collection of devices such as computers, printers, Ethernet hubs, wireless access points, and routers connected together for communication through cables or through a wireless connection. A network can be either wired, wireless, or designed to have both wired and wireless devices.
Devices on a wired network use cables to communicate with each other.
Devices on a wireless network use radio waves instead of cables to communicate with each other. For a device to be able to communicate wirelessly, it must have a wireless print server attached or installed that enables it to receive and transmit radio waves.
Selecting a network printer
You can print or scan using a network printer connected to a local or remote subnet.
1Open the application that you want to use. The Network Selection sheet can be accessed through two different paths:
If you are using
Lexmark Setup Assistant (during setup)
Do this
aInstall the printer software. For more information, see “Installing the printer software” on page 104.
bOnce the Printer Selection screen appears, choose Add Remote from the
aFrom the Finder desktop,
b
cFrom the menu, choose Advanced Network Scan Access. The Network Scan Access dialog appears.
dClick +.
The Network Selection sheet appears.
2Select a printer from your local subnet or from a remote subnet.
•The application searches for supported printers in the network or printers that are connected to your computer.
•If you want to select a particular printer on a remote subnet, type the IP address of the print server to which the printer is connected in the Search by IP field, and then press return on your keyboard. If you do not know the IP address of the print server, consult the person who set up your network.
•If you want to search a remote subnet for supported printers, type any IP address that belongs to the particular subnet in the Search by IP field and the subnet mask in CIDR notation, and then press return on your keyboard. If you do not know the IP address of the print server, consult the person who set up your network.
3From the list of printers, select the name of the printer that you want to use.
4Click Select.
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