Section 2: Evaluating Black-and-White Laser Printers
Evaluate Ease of Installation, Management, and Use
Xerox Phaser 3600 Evaluator Guide 7
How the Phaser 3600 laser
printer exceeds the installation
requirement:
Installation
Easy installation starts with unpacking the
device and ends when it’s powered up and
ready for use. The Phaser 3600 laser printer is
easily removed from its packaging, and features
a compact footprint that’s well suited for place-
ment within easy reach on a user’s desktop. The
included quick install guide helps install optional
accessories, connect the printer to your network
(if applicable) and a power source, and power-
up the device. When connected to your network,
the printer will automatically be assigned an IP
address and join the network via DHCP (other
protocols can be set at the front panel). Device
settings such as language selection and feature
setup are completed either at the front panel
or via remote management software like Xerox
CentreWare
®
Internet Services (CentreWare IS)
or CentreWare
®
Web.
Driver deployment
Xerox includes an installation CD that features
an easy, wizard-based driver-installation pro-
cess. If preferred, print and scan drivers can also
be easily downloaded from the Xerox website.
How the Phaser 3600 laser
printer exceeds the management
requirement:
Xerox management software
Xerox CentreWare Web is a powerful device
management solution for IT departments.
This free software eases the chore of installing,
configuring, managing, monitoring and pull-
ing reports from SNMP-compliant networked
printers and multifunction printers throughout
your enterprise — regardless of vendor. Xerox
also addresses enterprise asset management
through compatibility with network manage-
ment tools for Sun, Novell, Microsoft, Linux and
other environments.
The Phaser 3600 laser printer also includes
CentreWare IS, an embedded web server that
makes it fast and easy to manage everyday
usage. Users and administrators get quick
and convenient access to a wealth of features,
including printer and job status, toner volume
updates, media availability, in-depth account-
ing information, and more, via any standard
web browser.
Installing printers can be challenging, whether in a large organization or small
office.
The process includes integrating the printers into your existing office environment
and may include connecting them to your network infrastructure. If network printing is
a requirement, evaluate the ease with which drivers can be deployed to multiple users.
Also, evaluate the management tools delivered with the printer, and whether they will
ease the task of managing the device. Lastly, think about ease of use. Are the user
interfaces, both the front panel and print driver, well designed and easy to navigate?
The Phaser 3600 laser printer (N and DN configu-
rations) automatically joins your office network.
CentreWare IS helps administrators quickly
install, configure, troubleshoot and analyze
usage of the Phaser 3600 laser printer using
any standard web browser.
