Networking The Printer; Networking Overview; Selecting A Network Printer - Lexmark 5000 Series User Manual

Networking the printer

Networking overview

A network is a collection of devices such as computers, printers, Ethernet hubs, wireless access points, and routers
connected together for communication through cables or through a wireless connection. A network can be either
wired, wireless, or designed to have both wired and wireless devices.
Devices on a wired network use cables to communicate with each other.
Devices on a wireless network use radio waves instead of cables to communicate with each other. For a device to
be able to communicate wirelessly, it must have a wireless print server attached or installed that enables it to receive
and transmit radio waves.

Selecting a network printer

You can print or scan using a network printer connected to a local or remote subnet.
1
Open the application that you want to use. The Network Selection sheet can be accessed through two different
paths:
If you are using
Lexmark Setup Assistant (during
setup)
All-in-One Center
The Network Selection sheet appears.
2
Select a printer from your local subnet or from a remote subnet.
•
The application searches for supported printers in the network or printers that are connected to your
computer.
•
If you want to select a particular printer on a remote subnet, type the IP address of the print server to which
the printer is connected in the Search by IP field, and then press return on your keyboard. If you do not
know the IP address of the print server, consult the person who set up your network.
•
If you want to search a remote subnet for supported printers, type any IP address that belongs to the
particular subnet in the Search by IP field and the subnet mask in CIDR notation, and then press return on
your keyboard. If you do not know the IP address of the print server, consult the person who set up your
network.
3
From the list of printers, select the name of the printer that you want to use.
4
Click Select.
Do this
a
Install the printer software. For more information, see "Installing the
printer software" on page 104.
b
Once the Printer Selection screen appears, choose Add Remote
from the drop-down menu.
a
From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 5000 Series
folder.
b
Double-click the Lexmark 5000 Series Center icon.
c
From the menu, choose Advanced
The Network Scan Access dialog appears.
d
Click +.
Networking the printer
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Network Scan Access.