Administrator’s Guide (Windows only)_ 1

1.administrator’s guide (windows only)

This chapter gives helpful information and troubleshooting tips for system administrators using Samsung Installer.

Overview
Samsung provides convenient installation methods useful for
administrators. Administrators can remotely install the machine driver to
multiple client computers or use command window to install the driver at
once. Administrators can also make their own installation package for
distribution.
Check the system requirements before installing the machine’s driver (See
"System requirements" on page 2).
Remote installation
Remote Installation is provided under Administrator Installation menu. It
is provided for administrators to remotely install device drivers and
application software to multiple client computers. To use remote installation,
you must configure at least one group. Multiple client computers can be
added to a group that has the same installation configuration. Installation
configuration includes device drivers or application software to be installed,
port used for printing, default printer, printer name, sharing information and
etc.
For remote installation, all client computers must be joined to a
domain or a workgroup and file sharing must be enabled to be
accessed by remote installer software on both server and client sides.
If you cannot access the client computers, you might need to disable
the Firewall option on the client computers.

Domain remote installation

You need to be a member of domain administrator to use Domain
Remote Installation.
1. Make sure that the machine is connected to the network or USB and
powered on.
2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
•The software CD should automatically run and an installation window
appears.
•If the installation window does not appear, click Start and then Run.
Type X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the letter which represents
your CD-ROM drive. Click OK.
•If you use Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2
click Start > All programs > Accessories > Run.
Type X:\Setup.exe replacing “X” with the letter which represents
your CD-ROM drive and click OK.
•If the AutoPlay window appears in Windows Vista, click Run
Setup.exe in Install or run program field, and click Continue in the
User Account Control windows.
•If the AutoPlay window appears in Windows 7 and Windows 2008
Server R2, click Run Setup.exe in Install or run program field, and
click Yes in the User Account Control windows.
3. Select Administrator Installation > Remote Installation.
If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.
4. Read License Agreement, and select I accept the terms of the
License Agreement. Then, click Next.
5. Select Client Group window appears.
6. Click New Group.
To use remote installation, you need at least a group. If you have
already created a group, load the group you want and go to step 16.
•Edit Group: You can edit groups.
•Load Group: You can load groups.
•Delete Group: You can delete groups.
7. Log on window appears. Select Domain Remote Installation and type
in the administrator’s Domain, ID and Password.
If your company has no domain network environment, you can use
Workgroup Remote Installation (See "Workgroup Remote
Installation" on page 2).
8. Click Next.
9. Select Clients window appears.
10. Type in the group name in the Group Name field.
11.Add the client computers to be in the group to the right side panel.
•You can click … button to search the client computers and add
button to add a client computer by typing the IP address or the
computer name of client.
•You can add up to 50 client computers in a group. If you want to
add more than 50 client computers, you need to create more
groups.
•If the firewall is enabled on the client computer, access may be
denied.
•The client computer’s operating system should be Windows 2000
or higher.
•C drive must be shared as C$.
12.Select Software and Utilities to Install window appears.
Select the driver(s) and application software(s) you want to install and
click Next.
13.Select Printer connection window appears.
Select the printer connection type and click Next.
•If you selected Network Connection, Search Network Printers
window appears, type in the IP address or host name in the
information field than click Search. when you are finished, click
Next.
•The discovered printer list will show network printers on the same
subnet. If you want to specify a network printer that is located over
subnet then specify IP address of network printer directly.
14.Confirm Group details window appears.
Check the group information and click Next.
Location to save the group shows the path of default folder
which stores the created group information. The group information
file will be created as “<group_name>.RGI. You can change the
path by clicking the Change button.
15.Select Client Group window appears again.