Lexmark 8300 Series manual Direct IP printing, Or Connect, Peer-to-Peer

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

Using the peer-to-peer method		Using the point-and-print method
a	Go to a network computer that you want to	a Go to a network computer that you want to
	enable to print to the shared printer.	enable to print to the shared printer.
b	Insert the printer CD.	b Browse the Network Neighborhood until you
c	Click Install.	find the name of the shared printer assigned
d	From the “Connect Your Printer” dialog,	in step 6 on page 90.
		c Right-click the printer icon, and select Open
	select the network option.
		or Connect.
e	From the “Networking Setup” dialog, select
		d This will copy a subset of the printer software
	Peer-to-Peer.
		from the host computer. A printer object will
f	Enter the shared names of both the printer
		be created in the Printers folder of the client.
	and the network computer you assigned in
		e When prompted, select Test Page to make
	step 6 on page 90.
		sure the computer can print to the shared
g	When prompted, select Test Page to make
		printer.
	sure the computer can print to the shared
	printer.
h	Follow the instructions on the computer
	screen until installation is complete.
i	Repeat this procedure for each network
	computer you want to access the shared
	printer.

Direct IP printing

1Connect the printer to an external print server using a USB cable.

2Connect the print sever to the network using an Ethernet cable.

Note: You may be connecting your printer directly into a wall connection or through a router. For more information, see the print server documentation.

3Insert the printer software CD.

4Click Install.

5From the “Connect Your Printer” dialog, select the network option.

6From the “Networking Setup” dialog, select Direct Network Attached.

7Select the printer/print server combination from the Network Printers list.

Note: If more than one is listed, match the MAC address of the print server to the one in the list. For more information, see “Finding your MAC address” on page 92.

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