Remote Printing; System Requirements; Easy Remote Printing Setup; Remote Printing From Your Desktop - NEC 4400 - SuperScript Color Laser Printer User Manual

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EMOTE RINTING

System Requirements

You must have on your computer
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1.
• A Windows 95/98 operating system.

Easy Remote Printing Setup

First, you or the system administrator must set the IP
Address on the printer. For instructions, see page 73.
Once the IP address is assigned to the printer, you can go to
the Printer Home Page to download and install the NEC
PrintAgent software and driver.
1. Launch your web browser.
2. Enter Printer's IP Address as the URL to reach the Printer
Home Page.
3. Click on the Install Drivers button to download
PrintAgent software.
4. In the File Download dialog box that appears, check Run
this program from its current location. and then click
OK to begin downloading and installing.
5. During installation, you will be prompted to enter the
URL (IP Address) of your printer so it can be added to
your system as the default printer. When installation is
finished, you can see the special NEC PrintAgent driver
by selecting Settings and then Printers from the
Windows Start menu.
The Printers Window
6. Restart for the new Driver to take effect.
note:
You can also install Remote Printing software
from the SuperScript 4400 Series CD .
60 SuperScript 4400 Series — User's Guide

Remote Printing From Your Desktop

Now you can print as usual from your applications—just
select Print from the File menu. The jobs will be sent to the
printer using browser technology, and you can receive
instant Printer Status reports.

Getting Printer Status

When you send a print job, the PrintAgent window opens
automatically with status information. The animated printer
image shows the printer status.
Eyebrows Moving: The Status Monitor and the printer
are successfully communicating.
Eyebrows Stop, Printer Looks Sad: Check the power
to the printer.
Pages Printing Out: The printer is printing.
Printer Sleeping: The printer is warming up.
Critical messages, such as
PAPER TRAY EMPTY
, or
TONER TOP COVER OPEN
are shown with a descriptive image and an error message in
the text field. Non-critical messages, such as
some service errors, will appear only in the text field.

Getting Help

When a message is present in the PrintAgent window, press
the Help button for more details or instructions. When no
messages are present, clicking on the Help button displays
the Help Index.
The PrintAgent Window
Window Menus
Printer Status
Reports Here
,
OUT OF
, will interrupt a print job. These
LOW TONER
and