DataCard Datacard SP35, Installation Manual

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SP Series Install e-Guide
Network installation
This section includes:
• "About network printing"
• "Prepare the printer for installation"
• "Connect the printer to the network"
— "Use the Ethernet port"
— "Use the USB port and a wired print server"
— "Use the USB port and a wireless print server"
— "Set up the network printer"
— "Set the Data Format"
• "Printer and Smart Driver setup"
• "SNMP Support"
About network printing
A networked printer is connected to a network without a PC between the printer and network. Depending on printer
options and your needs, the printer can be connected to a print server and then to the network. A PC can connect
to several networked printers at a time, and several PCs can connect to one printer. All PCs with the Smart
Driver™ installed (except client PCs for shared printers) receive status and message information from the printer.
Several types of directly networked connections are possible:
• An SP Series Card Printer with the Built-in Ethernet feature can be connected to a network.
• The printer can be connected to a print server using a USB cable, and the print server can be connected (using
a network cable) to an existing network.