Lexmark N4000e manual

www.lexmark.com User’ s Guide September 2003 N4000e Print Ser ver[...]

Contents 2 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ............................... ........................ .......... 6 Chapter 2: Setup .......................................... ........................ .......... 7 Requirements ......... .. .. . ......... .. .. .. .. ........... .. . ........... ........... ........... .. .. ........... .. .. 7 Connec[...]

Contents 3 Chapter 5: Glossary ......................... ........................ .................... 21[...]

4 Edition: Se ptemb er 2003 The f ollowing paragraph d oes not app ly to any country w here such pro vi sions are inco ns is t ent with lo cal la w: LEXM ARK IN TERNA TI ONAL, INC ., PRO VIDES THIS PUBLIC A TION “AS IS ” WITHOUT W A RRANTY OF ANY KI ND , EITH ER EX PRESS O R IMP LIED , INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED T O , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES O[...]

5 The Unit ed Kingdom T elecommunications Act 1984 This apparatus is appro ved under the approv al number NS/G/1234/J/100003 for the indirect connections t o the public telecommunicatio ns systems in t he United Kingdom. Safety information • Use only the power supply provided with this product or the manuf acturer’ s authorized replacement powe[...]

Introductio n 6 1 Intr oduction Thank you f or purchasing the Le xmar k TM N4000e Print Ser v er , the solution to all y our printer sharing needs! The print ser v er mak es it easy f or y ou to: • Share y our printer between tw o or more network computers . • Locate y our printer any where in your home or office . Y ou no longer need to locate[...]

Setup 7 2 Setup Requirements F or se tup , y ou need: • The Le xmark N4000e Pr int Server • An e xisting Ethernet (10/100 Base TX) netwo rk • An Ethernet (RJ-45, category 5) cab le , purchased separ ately • A network-capab le pr inter T o find out if your printer i s ne tw ork-capab l e or f or other printer- speci fic inf or mation, ref er[...]

Connect ing the hard ware 8 Connecting the hard ware F ollo w all of the steps on the Setup Sheet that came with y our print ser v er . Understa nding the print server i ndicator lights Po w e r ( ) : This light indi cat es that the print ser v er pow er supply is properly connected. USB ( ): This light indicates the printer and print ser v er are [...]

Understanding the Setu p Utility softw are 9 What the list shows... What th is means... What to do next... Multipl e pri nt ser vers More th an one pr int se r ver was found on your network. 1 Identify which pr int ser ver is the one you are setting up by matchi ng the MAC address to the twelve characters appen ded to the p rint ser ver name in the[...]

Understanding the Setu p Utility softw are 10 Y ou r pr int ser ver with no MAC addres s appe nde d. F or example: Lexmark_ N4000 e Y ou r pr int ser ver is u nconfigur ed. 1 Select My print ser ver/print er is shown in the list . 2 Select y o ur prin t serv er . 3 Click Ne xt . 4 Enter t he IP Addres s and oth er netw or k in f ormati on. 5 Click [...]

Understanding the Setu p Utility softw are 11 If y our pri nt server/pri nter is not sho wn in the list... If your print serve r (identified by the 12-charac ter MA C Address) is not shown in the list, do the follo wing: If your printer is not shown in the list, do the follo wing: 1 Selec t My print ser ver/printer is NO T shown in the list . 2 Mak[...]

T rou bleshootin g 12 3 T r oubleshooting Use this secti on to sol ve pr oblems y ou may ha v e while setting up y our pr int server . The P ower or USB indicat or light is not on Note: T o locate the P ower and USB indicat or light s, see “Understandi ng the print server indicat o r li ghts. ” The Status in dicator light is on When this light [...]

An error message appears 13 An error messa ge ap pears The Lexmark N4000e Setup Utility CD does not au to la unch 1 Close all open softw are progr ams. 2 Restar t y our computer . 3 Reinser t the Lex mark N4000e Setup Uti lity CD . If the setup util ity screen appears , contin ue with step 11 on the Setup Sheet . If not, cont in ue with the f ollow[...]

My pr int ser v er is not shown in the list 14 My print ser ver is not sh o wn in the list 1 Select My print server/ printer is NO T shown in t he list . 2 Make su re: • The po wer indicator lig ht is on. • The print ser v er is properly connected to the netw ork (chec k the Ethe rnet cab le). • There is not a prob lem with your netw o rk. 3 [...]

My printe r is not sho wn in the li st (No Print er Attach ed) 15 My printer is not s ho wn in th e list (No Pri nter Attached) 1 Select My print server/ printer is NO T shown in t he list on the Print Server Setup screen. 2 Make su re: • The printer is turned on (chec k the power indicator li ght ). • The printer is properly connected to th e [...]

My net work printer does n ot print 16 My netw ork prin ter doe s not pr int • Make sure all cabl es to t he printer , print s er v er , electrical out let, an d network connec tion are secure . • Make sure the P ower and USB indi cator lig hts are on and the Status indi cator light is off . • Check the printer status. • Make sure the n etw[...]

How Do I...? 17 4 Ho w Do I...? Use this secti on to fi nd out ho w to perf orm the f ollo wing common tasks relat ed to y our pr int server and netw ork printer . Print a test page 1 F rom the Star t menu, cli ck Se ttings → Printer s . 2 F rom the Printers f older , r ight-cl ic k the icon f o r y our net work printer . 3 Select Pr operties fro[...]

Uninstall the Lexmark N400 0e Setup Utility software 18 Uninstall the Lexmark N4000e Setup Utility software 1 F rom the Star t menu, cli ck Pr ograms or All Pr ograms → Lexmark → N4000e → N4000e Software Uni nstall . 2 F ollo w the instructions on y our screen. Check the printer status 1 F rom the Star t menu, cli ck Se ttings → Printer s .[...]

Determine if my print server is conf igured 19 Determine i f m y print ser ver is conf igu red When you run the Setup Utilit y softwar e , a list of al l print servers fou nd on your netw ork appear on the screen. Y our print serv er is configured if it appear s in the list with it s MA C address appended to the print server name . F or e xample, L[...]

Change the print server netw ork settings 20 Chang e the print ser ver network settings Once the IP address is assigned, you can access the homepage on the W eb to remotely vie w and manage the network printer . Functions incl ude vie wing printer status , resetting the print server , changing se ttings , and so on. T o access the W eb page for y o[...]

Glossar y 21 5 Glossar y DHCP . Dynamic Host Configurati on Prot ocol, a protocol f or assigning dynamic IP addres ses to de vi ces on a net w ork. With dynami c address ing, a de vice can ha v e a diff eren t I P addr ess e very time it connects to the network. This means that a ne w de vi ce can be added to a network without hav ing to manually a[...]

31 Statemen t of Limited Warranty Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY This warranty applies to the United States and Canada. For customers out side the U .S. and Canada, refer to the countr y- specific warranty inf or mation that came with your printer . Lexmark N4000e Print Ser ver This Statement of Limited Warranty appli es to this product[...]