Lexmark 6500 Series Configure network printers, Types of wireless networks, Add printers, Refresh

Installing the shared printer on other network computers (on the client computers)

Using the peer-to-peer method		Using the point-and-print method
1	Go to a network computer that you want to enable	1 Go to a network computer that you want to enable to
	to print to the shared printer.	print to the shared printer.
2	Insert the printer software CD.	2 Browse the Network Neighborhood until you find the
3	Agree to the license agreement, and then click	name of the shared printer assigned in step 4 on
	Next.	page 55.
		3 Right-click the printer icon, and select Open or
4	Select Manual Setup.
		Connect.
5	From the Network Printer Setup dialog, select the
		4 This will copy a subset of the printer software from
	Peer-to-Peerclient option, and then click Next.
		the host computer. A printer object will be created in
6	Select the appropriate printer from the list, and then
		the Printers folder of the client.
	click Next.
7	Select the software you want to install, and then click
	Next.
8	When setup is complete, click Finished.
9	Repeat this procedure for each network computer
	you want to access the shared printer.

Configure network printers

Configure

To configure a network printer, select a printer from the list in the window. Click Configure to assign the printer an Internet Protocol (IP) address. Contact your system support person for more information.

Add printers

Specify remote subnets that may have direct network attached printers. If the software detects a direct network attached printer, you must first highlight the printer in the window, and then click Configure to manually assign an IP address to the printer. Contact your system support person for more information.

Note: The software does not automatically configure printers found on remote subnets.

Refresh

Click Refresh to have the Configuration Utility automatically search to find and configure newly added printers.

Types of wireless networks

Networks can operate in one of two modes: infrastructure or ad hoc. Lexmark recommends setting up a network in infrastructure mode using the installation CD that came with the printer.

A wireless network where each device communicates with others through a wireless access point (wireless router) is set up in infrastructure mode. All devices must have valid IP addresses and share the same SSID and channel. In addition, they must share the same SSID and channel as the wireless access point (wireless router).

A simple type of wireless network is one where a PC with a wireless adapter communicates directly with a printer equipped for wireless networking. This mode of communication is called ad hoc. A device in this type of network must have a valid IP address and be set to ad hoc mode. The wireless print server must also be configured with the same SSID and channel.

Characteristics

Infrastructure

Ad hoc

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