Lexmark C734DW manual

Wireless Setup Guide © 20 08 Le xma rk In ter na tio na l, I nc . All rig hts reser ve d.[...]

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Contents Edi ti o n n ot ic e.. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... ... . ... .... .. .. .. .. 2 Set ting u p t he pri nter. ... ..... .. ..... .. .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .5 Follow thes e steps to se t up your p rinter................... .............[...]

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Setting up the printer Follow thes e steps to set up your print er Not e : Do n ot connec t cables unt il instructed. C AUT ION —P OTENT IA L IN JUR Y: R efer to the enclosed Safety Sheet before making any cable or electri cal conne c ti on. 1 Set u p the prin ter hardw are . 2 Deci de how you wa nt t o conn e ct th e pr in ter . This guide inclu[...]

Unpa ck t he prin ter, cables, an d CD. Gr asp the paper t ray ha ndle, and th en pull the t ray completely out. Raise the s upport bin. Note: Use the size indicators on the bottom of th e tray to help position the wi dth and length g uides. Squeeze the wid th guide tabs togeth er, and then slide the guide to t he correct position fo r the size of [...]

Squeeze the length guide tabs together, and then slide the guide to t he correct position fo r the size of paper being loaded . Note: The leng th guid e has a locki ng device. To unlock the tr ay, slide the button on top of th e length guide to the l eft, as i llustrated. To lock the tr ay once the des ired length has been selec ted, slide the butt[...]

Grasp th e handle, an d pull forw ard to open the front door. Allow th e front door to open completely. Pull the pr otective sh eet straight out of the toner cartridge area to remove it. Pull ea ch ton er cartrid ge stra igh t out of the p rinter, one at a time. Se tt ing u p th e prin te r 8[...]

Firml y sh ake th e t oner cartri dg e sid e-to-si de a nd f ront- to-bac k several times to distribute th e toner. Remove the red pac king material fr om each toner ca rtr i dge . Place each toner c artridge back into the printer. Pull out on each s ide of the p acking strip, and then pull it forwa rd to remove it f rom the transfer module. Remove[...]

Close the front d oor. Se tt ing u p th e prin te r 10[...]

Choosing a connection method Not e : Do n ot connec t cables unt il instructed. Connect to a wireless network using Wi ndows For detailed steps, s ee “Informat ion you will need to s et up the p rinter o n a w ireles s netwo rk” on page 12 and “In stall ing the pr inter o n a w ire less n etwor k (W in dows)” on p ag e 14 . Connect to a wir[...]

Preparing to conne ct wirele ssly Information y ou will need to set up the printer on a wirele s s ne twork Not e : Do not connect the insta llation or netwo rk cables until pr ompted t o do so by th e setup s oftwar e. • SSID —The SS ID is also r eferred to a s th e networ k name . • Wi reless M ode (or Netwo rk Mo de) — Th e mode wil l be[...]

If th e printe r has a factor y-instal led intern al pr int serv er, the MAC addr ess is a series of let ters an d number s locat ed on th e M AC addre ss she et that s hipped w ith th e pri nter. The MAC address appears in the followi ng form at: 00:0 4:12 :34: 56:78 Not e: Prin t a ne two rk se tup pag e if yo u can n ot loc at e th e pri nte r M[...]

Connecting to a wireless network using Windows Installing t he printer on a wireless network (Windows) Bef ore you inst all the pr inte r on a wire le ss n etw ork, ma ke su re that : • Yo ur wi rele ss netw ork i s set u p and worki ng prop erl y. • The compu ter you are using is connected to the same wireless netw ork where you want to set up[...]

3 Clic k Inst al l . 4 Clic k Agr e e . 5 Clic k S uggested . 6 Clic k Wireless Net work At tach . 7 Tempo rarily connec t a U SB cable between the computer on the wirele ss network and the prin ter. Not e: Af ter the printe r is conf igu r ed , th e sof twar e wi ll instr uct you to di sconne ct the tempor a ry USB ca ble so yo u c a n pri n t w i[...]

Connecting to a wireless network using Macintosh Installing t he printer on a wireless network (Ma cintosh ) Pre pare to co nfig ure the prin ter 1 Loca te the pr inter MAC address on the sheet th at s hipp ed with the printer. Wr ite the last s ix digits of the MAC address in th e space p rovided bel ow: MAC address: ___ _ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2 Con[...]

2 From t he Network popu p menu, sel ect print s erver xxxxxx , where the x’s a re the last six digits of the M AC address loca ted on th e M AC add ress sh e et . 3 Open the Safari br owser. 4 From the Boo kmarks d rop-d own men u, sel ect Show . 5 Und er Col lect ion s, se lec t Bonjour or Ren devo us , and th en doubl e-cl ick the pri nte r na[...]

h Type t he user pa ssword, an d then cl ick OK . All nec essar y sof tware is inst alled on the comp uter. i Cl ick Clo se when in stall at ion is compl et e. 2 Ad d th e pr in ter : a For IP prin ting : In Mac OS X versi on 10. 5 1 Fro m the Fin der d eskt op, cl ick Ap ple menu  System P refer ences . 2 Cl ick Prin t & Fa x . 3 Cl ick + .[...]

Setting up serial pri nting In se rial prin ting, data is tra nsfer red one bit a t a ti me. Alt hough s eria l pr inti ng is u sua lly slo wer th an p ara lle l pri ntin g, it is the preferred opt ion when ther e i s a great deal of distan ce between the pr inter and comput er or when an inte rface wi th a bet t er tr ansf er rat e is no t av aila[...]

3 Set the C OM p ort p aram et ers: Afte r the pr inte r dri ver is in stal led , you mus t set the se ria l para meters i n the commun i ca tio ns (CO M ) p or t a ss igned to th e p r in ter dr ive r. The se rial p ar amete rs in the COM p o r t must matc h the ser ial par amete rs you se t in the prin ter. a Open t he Dev ice Mana ger. Do o ne o[...]

Troubles hooting wireless setup Fo r mo re i nfor mati on on n etw orkin g term s an d c on cepts , refe r to t he Us er 's Guid e on t he Sof twa re a nd Doc u m entat i on CD . Wireless troubles hooting checklist Before beg inni ng to troublesh oot th e wirel ess prin ter, v erify that: • T he printe r is turne d on a nd plugg ed in to a w[...]

Cannot print o ver wire less network If you enco unt ered probl ems while in stall ing, or if you r print er does no t appear in the p rinte rs folder o r as a printer optio n whe n s end ing a print job, y ou ca n tr y un inst allin g an d re ins tall ing the s oft ware. These are possib le sol utions. Try one or more of the following: M AKE SUR E[...]

b Type ip co nfig . c Pre ss Ente r . • The “ De fault G ate way ” e ntry is typ ica lly th e w ire les s ac cess poi nt . • T he IP add re ss appe ars as f ou r sets of num be rs se para ted b y peri o d s, such a s 192. 168.0 .100 . You r IP address mi ght also s tart w ith the n umbers 1 0 or 1 69. Thi s is determined by your operati ng [...]

d Clic k Ad van c e d . e Clic k TCP/IP . The “Ro uter” e ntry is typi cally the wir eless ac cess poi nt. In M ac OS X ve rsio n 10 .4 and ear lier a Fro m t he me nu bar , cli ck Apple menu  System P referen ces . b Clic k Netwo rk . c Fro m t he Sh ow po p-u p menu , sele ct Airport . d Clic k TCP/IP . The “Ro uter” e ntry is typi cal[...]

C HECK YOUR ADVANCED SECURI TY SETT IN GS • If you are u s ing MAC ad dre s s fil ter i n g to limi t access to yo ur wi rel ess netw ork, you must add th e prin ter MAC ad dres s to the l ist of a ddres ses a llo wed to connec t to t he w ire le ss acce ss poin t. • I f yo u set the wi rele ss a cce ss p oint t o is sue a lim ited numb er of I[...]

2 Atta ch the small, s q uare con nector to the prin ter. WEP key or WPA p re-sh ar ed key no t valid E RROR MA DE WH EN ENTERING KEY • Car efully retyp e the key. • Ver ify that th e key ha s the cor rec t number o f c harac te rs and the ri ght kin d of char a c ters. WEP key A valid W EP key m ust be: • Exa ctly 10 o r 26 hexade cimal ch a[...]

T HE PRIN TER WI LL BE MOVED TO A REMOTE NETWORK • It is n ot neces sary to acce ss the wi rele ss netwo rk fr om t he Wir ele ss Networ ks l ist if t he se tup an d secu rity inf ormat ion fo r that netw ork is c orrec t. • Con tinue sett ing up th e prin ter . It wil l join th e remot e netwo rk wh en it is move d wit hin pro xim ity of that [...]

T HERE IS AN OBJECT BLOCKING THE SIGN A L BET WEEN THE PRI N TER AND TH E ACCESS POINT The wireles s signal ca n also be distorted o r block ed by object s in the path bet ween th e access poi nt and t he printe r. • Inter ior support co l umn s, or walls made of met a l or c o ncret e • Floor s • Room divider s o r cubicle walls made of meta[...]

Wirel ess Setup Utility stops re sponding during wirele ss printer configur ation If t he Wire less S et up Util it y stops resp ondi ng du ring th e wirel ess conf igur ation proce ss, re sta rt the compu ter . Inse rt the Software and Do cu men tation CD and run the Wir eless Setup Utilit y again. Printer does not print after wi reless configurat[...]

V ERIFY THA T THE PRINTER IS WORKING • Ins ert the Soft ware and Document at i on CD a nd set up the prin ter u sin g a USB conn ecti on. • If the printer works over a USB connection , the print er is working properl y. M AKE SUR E THE PRI NTER DRI VE R IS IN STA LLED ON THE PRI N TE R Al l comp ute rs that prin t to the w i r eles s prin ter m[...]

c Pre ss Ente r . • T he “D efaul t Gatew ay” entr y i s t ypicall y the ac cess poi n t. • T he IP add re ss app ear s as fo ur se t s of num be rs se para ted b y peri ods, su ch as 192 .168 .1. 1. 2 Type th e user name and password fo r th e acces s point when pr ompted. 3 Cli ck OK . 4 Locate t he page where th e SSID is displayed. 5 Wr[...]

Connecting u sing a USB c able USB setup and connection 1 Inse rt the Software and Docum entation CD . 2 Clic k Inst al l . 3 Clic k Agr e e . 4 Clic k S uggested . 5 Clic k Local Attach . 6 Conn ect the i nsta lla tion cab l e to a US B po rt on the comp uter and th e U SB port on th e ba ck o f the pr inter . 7 Con nect the power c able to the pr[...]

Connecting using an Ethe rnet network Wired setup and connectio n 1 Conn ect the Ether net cab le to th e printe r and to a n acti ve Ether net port on th e n etwo rk. Mak e sure th e comput er you are using to configur e the pr inter is a ttach ed to a worki ng netw ork port o n the same netw ork a s the prin ter . 2 Con nect the power c able to t[...]

Networking g lossary ad hoc mode A setting fo r a wireless devic e that lets it communi cate directly with other wir eless de vices witho ut a n acc ess p oint or ro uter. ad ho c ne two rk A wireles s network th at d oes not use an a ccess point. AutoIP a ddress An IP add r ess automatic a lly a ssigned by a network device. If the devic e is set t[...]

secur ity key A pas sword, s uch as a W EP k ey or a WPA pass phrase, used to ma ke a network sec u r e. sign al st rength Meas ure of how strong ly a transmit ted signal is being receiv ed. SSID (Servic e S et Identifier) The na me of a wire less net work . When you c onnect a p rint er to a wir eless network, th e printer needs to us e the same S[...]