Lexmark N1 manual

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 ., PRO VIDES THIS PUBLICA TIO N “AS IS” WI THOUT WARRANTY OF ANY K IND , EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED T O, THE IMPLIED W A RRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABI[...]

iii Contents Introduction ........... ......... .......... .............. ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... ......... ..... .... .......... ......... 1 Setup ........ ......... .............. .......... ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... ......... .............. . ....... ...... .............. 1 [...]

iv Manual ly configure the netwo rk pri nter ................... ....... ...... ....... ............ ....... ............. ...... ........... .. ............. ............. . 23 Selec t the ne twork prin ter port (W indow s) ......... ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ............. .................... ....... 25 [...]

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. • Locate your pr int er anywhere in your home or office. Y ou n o longer need to lo cate t[...]

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 . Make sure the location is: • Firm, le v el, an d sta ble • Acce ssible to a networ k wall con nection o r networ k hub con nection • Lar[...]

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. – Do not [...]

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. or Net wor k hub connec tion Network wall connec tion Ethe r net cable (R[...]

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 . 1 P ower s upply 2 P ower light Network li nk li ght USB lig ht[...]

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 . If you hav e question s abou t the s oftware scr eens a nd message s that a ppear du ri ng in stallati on, see T roubleshooting beginning[...]

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. Note: If the Resu lts: No Pri nter Atta ched screen do es not appear , continue wi th s[...]

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. Clic k In stall Select e d Printe r . F ol lo w th [...]

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. 2 3 4 5 Y our networ k pr inter is the one w hose M [...]

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. Click Close. F rom the Ne tworki ng Op tions screen , cli ck Canc[...]

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. F ollow th e in[...]

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. b V e rify the M ake Def ault box is checked. c Clic k Select. Y ou are finished [...]

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 . T o set up other comp uters on your n[...]

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 . Note: If there is not an IP addres s list ed or your network pri nter is <unconfi gured> s ee Manuall y configure t h[...]

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. F ollow th e inst ruc tions on your scr een to compl ete so ft w are in[...]

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. For this problem: See pag e: An indic ator lig ht is not on 16 The Lexmar k pr inter software ins talla tion screen did no t appear 17 An error mes[...]

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. – If not, co ntinue wi th the following[...]

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. • Make sure al l cables to the pr inter , adapter, electrical outl[...]

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. 2 F rom the Configur e Networ k Pr inter screen, e nter an IP addres s that is vali[...]

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. (pa ge 6) Note: Y ou must install the pr inter so ftware on eac h computer that us es th[...]

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. If you are able to pr int wh en the p rint er is l [...]

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 . If the icon is not on your desktop, click [...]

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. 3 F ollow the instr uctio ns on your scre en to unins tall the prin ter s[...]

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. 2 Click Refr esh. 3 Click Confi gure. 4 Enter an IP a ddress that is va[...]

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 . 4 Clic k OK. The Confi gure Netwo rk P rin ter scr een dis appears and the Pr i nter Sel ection s creen be comes [...]

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. For help, see page 11. 3 In the Con nect to : box, highlight t he ico[...]

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 . Follo w all of t he ste ps for y our operating sy stem. Windows 1 Inser t the p[...]

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 . 2 Unplug t he adap ter power suppl y . 3 Compl et e the h ardw are setu p , so ft war e ins t[...]

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 . 2 Push up on the release tab of the Eth er net co[...]

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 . This means that a new device can be added to a networ k wit hout the hassl[...]

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. Th e Lexmark N1 adapte r give[...]

Statement of Limited Warran ty Lexmar k Int ernatio nal, I nc. Lexin gto n, KY This limited warranty applies to the Unite d States. For customers outsid e the U .S., ref er to the country-specifi c warra nty inf ormation that cam e with you r product. This limited warranty a pplies to thi s product only i f it was originally p urchased f or y our u[...]

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