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Using the Instant GigaDrive’s Printer
Introduction
The EtherFast 10/100 Instant GigaDrive comes with a built-in printer server.
Confi guring your GigaDrive’s printer is easy, and by networking a printer
through your GigaDrive, you save space, money, and the hassles of dealing
with a stand-alone PrintServer. Any printer connected to the GigaDrive is
available to any network user, provided that user has access to the GigaDrive
itself. It will function exactly the same as any other network printer.
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Complete the following steps to make the Instant GigaDrive’s printer available
from your PC.
1. Find out which printer is connected to the printer port on the GigaDrive.
2. Use Network Neighborhood to locate the GigaDrive, as explained in the
previous section.
3. Double-click the Instant GigaDrive icon. A printer icon should be appear.
4. Right-click the printer icon, and select Install. The Add Printer wizard
will begin.
5. Select the Manufacturer and Printer matching the printer connected to
the GigaDrive.
6. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
7. The new printer will now appear in your Printer list, and can be used from
any Windows application.
8. Use the normal Windows commands to manage the printer:.
• Use Start - Settings - Printers to list all of your printers.
• Double-click the printer to view or delete the documents in the print
queue.
• Use File - Set as Default to make the selected printer the default printer.
• Use File - Properties to view or modify the properties of the selected
printer.
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