Installing The Software; Operating System Requirements; Installing The Print Drivers For A Windows Network Printer - Xerox AltaLink B8145 Series User Manual

Getting Started

Installing the Software

Before you install the print driver software, verify that the printer is plugged in, powered on, connected correctly,
and has a valid IP address. The IP address usually appears in the center of the control panel. If you cannot find the
IP address of your printer, refer to
Note: If the Software and Documentation disc is not available, download the latest drivers from
com/office/ALB81XXdrivers.
After you install the print driver software, you can configure printing preferences and default settings for the print
driver. For more information, refer to Printing.
Printing settings for the device, such as banner pages and Page Description Language options, are configured using
the Embedded Web Server. To configure printing settings, contact your System Administrator or refer to the System
Administrator Guide at www.xerox.com/office/ALB81XXdocs.
O P E R AT I N G S YS T E M R E Q U I R E M E N T S
• Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10,
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows
Server 2022.
• Macintosh OS version 10.13 and later.
• UNIX and Linux: Your printer supports connection to various UNIX platforms through the network interface.
I N S TA L L I N G T H E P R I N T D R I V E R S FO R A W I N D O W S N E T W OR K P R I N T E R
1. Insert the Software and Documentation disc into the appropriate drive on your computer. If the installer does
not start automatically, navigate to the drive, then double-click the S S e e t t u u p p . . e e x x e e installer file.
Note: If you do not have the Software and Documentation disc, download the Smart Start installer file from
www.xerox.com or the Embedded Web Server of your printer. For more information, refer to
the Print and Scan Drivers from the Embedded Web
2. Click X X e e r r o o x x S S m m a a r r t t S S t t a a r r t t — — D D r r i i v v e e r r I I n n s s t t a a l l l l e e r r ( ( R R e e c c o o m m m m e e n n d d e e d d ) ) .
3. At the License Agreement, click A A g g r r e e e e .
4. From the list of discovered printers, select your printer.
Note: When you install print drivers for a network printer, if your printer does not appear in the list, click
D D o o n n ' ' t t S S e e e e Y Y o o u u r r P P r r i i n n t t e e r r ? ? , then enter the IP address for your printer. To install the recommended print driver,
click C C o o n n t t i i n n u u e e , then select I I n n s s t t a a l l l l .
5. Click Q Q u u i i c c k k I I n n s s t t a a l l l l .
A message appears that confirms that the installation is successful.
6. To complete the installation and close the Installer window, click D D o o n n e e .
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