HID HDP 5000 User Manual page 48

Can multiple PCs print to my
Ethernet printer?
Can I print from my PC to an
Ethernet printer on a different
network segment?
Can I use FARGO IP-Tracer to
locate Printers on a different work
segment?
How do I upgrade the printer
firmware in my Ethernet-enabled
printer?
How do I upgrade the print server
firmware for my printer?
What is the default user name and
password for the printer?
What if I lose the password for my
printer or it is not accepted?
What do I do if the IP address of my
printer is being changed by my
network?
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Yes. Each PC must install the printer driver software for the specific Ethernet-
enabled printer and connect to the intended printer, using the correct IP address.
Yes. If you know the IP address of the printer on any segment of your network, you
will be able to print to it.
No. The IP-Tracer can only locate FARGO-compatible printers located in the same
network segment (as the PC running IP-Tracer).
This is done in the same way as a USB-connected printer. The PC doing the
upgrade must have a driver installed for the printer to be upgraded.
Follow this procedure:
1. Run the FARGO Workbench™ Printer Utility from the start menu: Go to the
Start > Programs > FARGO > FARGO Workbench Printer Utility > FARGO
Workbench.
2. Select the FARGO printer to upgrade from the drop-down box.
3. Go to the Firmware Updates tab.
4. If you need to download the update file from the Internet, select Download
Firmware.
5. Choose the update file with Select Firmware.
6. Put your printer into the upgrade mode. See the instructions for your specific
FARGO printer.
7. Select Send Firmware.
Since the print server is integrated into the main print firmware on the printer, there
is not a separate firmware upgrade for the printer server.
Note: Therefore, the upgrades are done with the main printer firmware.
The default users are root as the administrative user and guest as a non-
administrative user. The printer supports two users.
The default password is idcard.
The printer has a menu selection that allows the user names and passwords to
revert to default:
Options > Menu > Network Settings > Reset Passwords
Do one of the following:
Contact your network administrator. Ask that your current IP address
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be reserved or ask that they provide a specific IP address that you
can use to configure the Ethernet interface.
Choose an IP address that you know will not be used by any other PC, server or
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network device. Use those settings to configure your printer with static
network settings.
Note: Do not do this unless you know that these settings will always be available.
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