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3. Network Configuration
3-1. Installing a Windows Printer Driver
If you will be printing using a Windows driver you should install it first. If you will be printing with a labelling
application like EASYLABEL you will not need a Windows driver. Follow these steps to install the driver.
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2. Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next.
3. Click Local printer, clear the 'Automatically detect and the install my Plug-n-Play printer' check box to avoid
having to wait for the completion of a printer search and then click Next.
4. Browse to and select the Windows driver for your printer. Click Next.
5. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and if you wish to print a test page.
Select the appropriate radio buttons and click Next
6. Click Finish to close the Wizard.
3-2. Connecting the Printer to your Network
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Connect the printer to the network using a category 5 RJ-45 cable.
3. Turn the printer on and make sure the LCD says “Ready to Print”.
3-3. Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server
3-3-1. Preliminary Notes
Methods for Setting the IP Address
You can set the IP address of your Print Server using one of the following methods, depending on your
network operating environment:
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Automatic IP Address Assignment -- If you have a DHCP server on your network, your Print Server
will receive an IP address automatically. The IP address will be shown in the list of Print Servers in
the NetPS Control Center Software and on the Print Server's General Configuration web page.
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Manual IP Address Assignment -- If you are not working in a DHCP network, you must manually
set the Server’s IP address.
Ethernet Address
You do not need to know the Ethernet address of your Print Server for assigning an IP address to it. The
NetPS Control Center Software will automatically search for Print Servers and list their Ethernet addresses.
IP Address
Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP, you must obtain an unused IP address from your
network administrator.
Print Server Names and print Server Name Rules
