Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product N1 Lexmark
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Getting S tarted N1 Ethernet Adapter.
Edition: Dec ember 2001 The f ollo wing para graph d oes not ap ply t o any c ountry where such pro visions are in consisten t with local la w: LEXMARK INTERNA TIONAL, INC .
iii Contents Introduction ........... ......... .......... .............. ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... ......... ..... .... .......... ......... 1 Setup ........ ......... .............. .......... ......... ...........
iv Manual ly configure the netwo rk pri nter ................... ....... ...... ....... ............ ....... ............. ...... ........... .. ............. ............. . 23 Selec t the ne twork prin ter port (W indow s) ......... ............. ..
Getting Started 1 Intr oducti on Thank you for purcha sing the Lexmar k TM N1 Ether n et Adapter , the sol ution to all your p rinte r shar in g needs ! The adap ter makes it easy for y ou to: • Share your pr inter between two or more ne twork compu ters.
Getting Started 2 Step 1: Select a location f or y our adapter Choosing the corr ect loc ation for your new adapter is vital to ensur ing that i t provides you with the qua lity of s er vice you ex p e c t .
Getting Started 3 Step 3: Prepare y our printer Unpack and set up your pr inter . F or help, refer to the ins truc tions tha t came with your pr inter. T o help co nfigure your pr inter on th e network , – Do not con nect your pr inter to your computer, how ev er , if you have already do ne so , discon nect th e USB or parallel cable.
Getting Started 4 Step 4: Connect y our ad apter to y our netw ork Note: The Ether ne t cable is no t included with your adapter . Y ou must purchas e it sepa rately . Step 5: Connect y our adapter to y our printe r Note: Y our pr inte r may look different from the one shown.
Getting Started 5 Step 6: Connect y our adapter po wer suppl y Step 7: Make sure all indicator lights are on If, after 30 secon ds, one or mo re of the ind icator lig hts are not on, see pa ge 16. Note: The Networ k li nk li ght blinks to indic ate network activi ty .
Getting Started 6 Step 8: T urn on y our computer Step 9: Configure y our network pr inter Choose a p roce dure fro m the following table to instal l your prin ter software and co nfigure your network p r inter .
Getting Started 7 Windows, software not previousl y installed Inser t the pr in ter software CD as shown. When the Lexmark pri nter soft ware inst allati on screen ap pears, cli ck Install Now . F rom the Resul ts: No Pr in ter Attached scree n, cli ck Netwo rk.
Getting Started 8 F rom the Netwo rk C onfigurat ion scree n, sel ect y our ne tw ork pri n ter f rom the li st of av ailab l e pri nters. Note: If your network prin ter is <U ncon figu re d>, se e Manually configure the netw ork printer (Windo ws) on page 23, an d then continue with step 5.
Getting Started 9 F rom the Lexmark Solut ion Cen ter scree n, click the Advanced ta b . F rom the Advanced wi ndow , cl ick Networki ng. F rom the Networ king O ptions scree n, click Configure. On the Ne twork Co nfiguration screen, fi nd your network pri nter in the list of available prin ters.
Getting Started 10 V erif y that an IP add ress is list ed for your network pri nter . Note: If there is not an IP addres s list ed or your network pri nter is <Un config ured>, see Manuall y configure t he netw ork prin te r (Windows) on page 23, and then continue with step 7.
Getting Started 11 Mac OS 8. 6 to 9.2, soft ware not previously installed Inser t the pr int er software CD into your compu ter CD-ROM drive . When the Lexmark pr i nter ins tallation scree n appears, c lick Install and A gree. Note: If the New Network Pr inter Found screen or the Pr inte r Selec tion sc reen appe ars, see p age 19.
Getting Started 12 Number on the bott om cover of y our adapter . Note: If there is not an IP addres s list ed or your network pri nter is <unconfi gured>, see Manuall y configure t he netw ork prin te r (M acintosh ) on page 24, and then conti nue with step 3b.
Getting Started 13 Click Install and Agree. Note: If the New Network Pr inter Found screen or the Pr inte r Selec tion sc reen appe ars, see p age 19. F ollow the in str uction s on your sc reen to complet e software install ation. Y ou are finishe d setting up your computer to work with your network pri nter .
Getting Started 14 F rom the Pr in ter Sele ct ion scr een: a Select your networ k pr inter. Y our ne twork pr inte r is the one who se MAC/ Seri al Number matches the MAC/Ser ial Number on the bott om cover of y our adapter .
Getting Started 15 Sele ct Lexmark Inkjet Net work ing from the pul l- down menu. Sele ct your networ k pr inte r . Click Add. The mai n Pr inter List sc reen bec omes the active screen ag ain. Click the red Cl ose button. F rom the Pr inter Selec tion s creen, cli ck Continue.
Getting Started 16 T r ou bleshooting Use this chapte r to sol ve problems you may ha ve while setting up your adap ter . An indicator light is not on Note: See pa ge 5 to locate the indicat or li ghts.
Getting Started 17 The Lexmark printe r softw are inst allati on screen did not appe ar Windows 1 Close all open s oftware ap plicati ons. 2 Restar t your computer. 3 Reinser t the pri nter software CD . – If the Lexmar k pr inter s oftware in stall ation screen a ppear s, continue with step 3 on pa ge 7.
Getting Started 18 2 F rom the P rint er Instal latio n scree n, click Configu re Networ k Pr in ter . 3 Continue wi th step 4 o n page 8 . My netw ork printer does not appe ar in the list of av ailable printers • Unplug t he adap ter power suppl y , and then pl ug it i n again.
Getting Started 19 The Ne w Netw ork Printer Found screen appear s This sc reen a ppears i f the pr inte r so ftware found only one new network pr inte r but could no t autom atically c onfigu re it. 1 F rom the New Network Pr in ter F ound sc reen, c lick Continue.
Getting Started 20 • Make sure the networ k is op erating pr oper ly . Refer to your networ k docu mentati on or co ntact your networ k admini st rator . • Make sure the pr inter software is inst alled on the compute r you are send ing the pr int job f rom.
Getting Started 21 • Make sure there is not a problem with th e pr inter . a Disconn ect the pr inter from the adapte r . b Attach th e pri nter dir ectly to your com puter with a U SB or pa rallel ca ble . If the pr inter s till doe s not pr int, r efer to your printe r documenta tion for help.
Getting Started 22 Print a test page F ollow the steps f or your operating system. Windo ws 1 Mak e sure y our prin ter is set as the def au lt printer and is not offline. For help , see Check the prin ter status on page 26. 2 F rom your deskt op , double-click the ico n for the Lexmark Soluti on Cent er .
Getting Started 23 Macintosh 1 Inser t the pr inter software C D . If you are using Mac OS X version 10.0.3 t o 10.1, double-click the Lexmark pr int er CD icon, a nd then cli ck I nstal l. 2 When the Lexmark prin ter software ins talla tion scre en appears, click Uninstal l.
Getting Started 24 Y our network pri nter is the one whos e MAC address matches the M A C addres s on th e bottom cover of your adapte r . Note: If you want to pr int to a networ k pr inter on a remote s ubnet, cli ck Add Pr inte r and follow the instr ucti ons on your sc reen.
Getting Started 25 2 Click Configur e. 3 F rom the Configur e Networ k Pr inter screen, e nter an IP addres s that is valid f or your networ k. F or help, refer to y our ne twork do cumen tation or contact your net work admin istrator .
Getting Started 26 Select the printe r in the Chooser (Mac OS 8.6 t o 9.2 ) 1 F rom the A pple menu , choose Choose r . 2 In the left window , highlight th e pr inter icon for your netw or k print er . Note: If your network pr inter is no t listed, insta ll the prin ter software.
Getting Started 27 7 F rom the Pr inters menu, cho ose Show Que ue. 8 F rom the Queue m enu, choo se St ar t Q ueue, if availa bl e. Set up other comput er s on the net w ork Y ou must i nstall th e pr inte r software o n each compu ter th at uses the network pri nter .
Getting Started 28 T o reloca te your ada pter to a different network : 1 Disco nnect the adap ter from the or igin al networ k. Note: The Ethe rn et cable c onnect s the a dapter to the networ k. For help disc onnecti ng the Ether net cable, see page 29 .
Getting Started 29 3 Complete th e hard ware setup, software inst allation, and confi guration f or your pri nter and adapter on th e new network. For help, see Steps 1 throug h 9 on pages 2 th rough 6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the adapter 1 Unplug the adapter and p rinte r power suppl y .
Getting Started 30 Glossar y DHCP: Dynam ic Ho st Co nfi gur at ion P rot ocol , a p r otoc ol f or assigni ng dyn ami c IP address es to devices on a network. With dyn amic addressin g, a device can h av e a different IP address ev er y tim e it c onnects t o the ne twork .
Getting Started 31 Frequently asked ques tions Q: I am curre ntly sha ring my pri nter by wa y of the operating sy stem (OS) . Wha t are the b enefits of having the adapter? A: Shar ing your pr in ter by wa y of the OS requir es th e pri nter to be attache d to a ho st co mputer that must be powered on while pri nting.
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