Add The Printer; Sharing A Printer In A Windows Environment - Lexmark Pro700 Series User Manual

Using the printer over an Ethernet network
Select the connection type that describes how you currently access your printer:
If the printer is currently set up for wireless
1
Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and to an available port on a switch or wall jack.
2
Wait one minute for the Ethernet network interface to become active and acquire an IP address from the network.
3
Add the printer (see "Add the printer" on page 109).
4
A second print queue will be created. Remove the wireless queue if you do not want to switch back to accessing
the printer over a wireless network.
If the printer is currently set up locally (using USB connection)
1
Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and to an available port on a switch or wall jack.
2
Insert the installation software CD into the computer you want to use to configure the printer.
3
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Note: You will need a USB cable to complete the configuration.

Add the printer

In Mac OS X version 10.5 to 10.6
1
From the Apple menu, navigate to:
System Preferences > Print & Fax > + > Default tab > select your printer
Note: Choose the printer that corresponds with your selected connection type (Bonjour or USB).
2
Click Add.
In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier
1
From the Finder, choose Utilities.
2
Double-click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
3
From the Printer List dialog, choose the printer you want to use, and then click Add.
4
From the Printer Browser, select your printer, and then click Add.

Sharing a printer in a Windows environment

1
Prepare the computers to share the printer:
a
Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and Print
Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing.
b
Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.
2
Identify the printer:
a
On the computer that is attached to the printer, do one of the following:
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.
Networking
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