Network Printer Install (Ethernet)
Before you start:
1.
Determine which approach you will be using. If you have a server or an always-on PC that will not
be using Ticket-it, run the below setup on that computer and then
share
the printer to the client
PCs. If you do not have a server, you will need to repeat the setup on each PC on the network.
2.
Assign the printer an IP address on the network using the
Quickset
tool on the driver disk that
comes with the printer. The software should be more or less self-explanatory; you can search the
network for the printer, select it, and then enter an IP address for it to use. If the printer cannot
be found immediately, you can search for it by its MAC address, which is on the back of the
Ethernet Card installed in the printer.
To install the driver:
1.
Run the downloaded Seagull Driver installer, which will extract the drivers to a folder called
Seagull on your C:/ drive. The installer will ask you if you want to run a driver wizard and/or view
a readme. Just untick those boxes and click finish.
2.
Open Control Panel -> Printers and Faxes/ Devices and Printers.
3.
Click “Add new printer” in the left sidebar, OR right click an empty space inside the Printers and
Faxes window and select “Add Printer”.
4.
Click Next, and at the next screen select “Local Printer attached to this computer”, but untick
“Automatically install my plug and play printer”. Click Next.
5.
Make sure “Create New Port” is selected, then, in the listbox, select
TCP/IP Port
and click Next.
6.
A window will pop up asking you to specify details for the new port. Simply enter the IP address
that has been assigned to your printer in the first box. The second box will fill automatically.
Press Next and Okay until you get to the driver install window.
7.
When asked to select and install drivers, click “have disk”. Click
Browse
and browse to where you
extracted the drivers earlier (default is C:/seagull/). Select the driver file (it’ll be the only visible
file in the folder). Click okay to confirm the selection.
8.
Browse down the list of printer models now available. Scroll down and select “Sato D512”.
9.
Click next to continue.
10.
When asked to name the printer, call it “Ticket-It”,
11.
Untick “Set as default printer”.
12.
If your printer is plugged into the computer and is online, print a test page when prompted.
13.
Click finish.
14.
Follow the
completing the setup
instructions.
