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Quick Installation Guide
Printing the Test Page
You can confirm that the printer works properly by Follow the procedure below to connect the printer to
printing a test page (configuration page). the computer through the network. Prepare the hub and
However, you cannot check the connection between other network devices before connecting the 10 BASE-
the printer and your computer by printing the test page. T or 100 BASE-TX cable to the machine's Ethernet
port.
Confirm that the printer power is turned
on.
• Use shielded Ethernet cable. Unshielded cables
create electromagnetic interference that could
Press the { { { { { Menu} } } } } key.
cause malfunctions.
• The Ethernet cable is not supplied with the printer.
Select your cable according to the network
environment.
Attach the supplied ferrite core at the
printer end of the Ethernet cable.
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Press the { { { { { ▼} } } } } or { { { { { ▲} } } } } key to display
[List/Test Print], and then press the
{ { { { { Enter} } } } } key.
Connect the Ethernet cable to the
Ethernet port.
Press the { { { { { ▼} } } } } or { { { { { ▲} } } } } key to display
[Config.page], and then press the
{ { { { { Enter} } } } } key.
The following message appears on the panel display.
Press the { { { { { Enter} } } } } key.
In a short time, the test printing will start. Connect the other end of the cable to the
printer's network, such as a hub.
• If you cannot complete the test printing correctly,
check if an error message appeared on the panel
display. For more information on error messages,
• The printer's ethernet and USB ports are not
see "Troubleshooting" in the Hardware Guide.
available when the gigabit ethernet board is
attached to the printer.
• For details about network environment settings, see
Software Guide.
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Network Connection Reading the LED Lamps
❖ Standard Ethernet port
1. Yellow: comes on when 100BASE-TX is being
used. It comes off when 10BASE-T is
being used.
2. Green: comes on when the printer is properly
connected to the network.
AUB503S
AUB501S
USB Connection
• The USB2.0 cable is not supplied with the printer.
Obtain a cable that is suitable for the computer you
are using.
• USB connection is possible under Windows Me/
2000/XP, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Mac OS
9.22 and Mac OS X (10.3.3 or higher).
• Windows Me supports USB1.1 speeds.
• USB connection with Macintosh is only possible
via the printer's USB port.
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Connect the square-shaped connector
of the USB2.0 cable to the USB port.
AUB232S
Connect the opposite end's flat connec-
tor to devices such as your computer's
USB interface, or a USB hub.
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Quick Installation Guide
Parallel connection Ethernet Configuration
Make the following network settings according to the
network interface you are using.
You can use SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin or a Web
• The parallel interface cable is not provided with the
browser to make IP address-related settings in a TCP/
printer.
IP-capable environment.
• The printer's parallel connection is a standard
bidirectional interface that requires an IEEE 1284-
compliant 36-pin parallel cable and a computer
parallel port.
• Use shielded interface cable. Unshielded cables create
• Configure the printer for the network using the
electromagnetic interference that could cause
control panel.
malfunctions.
• The following table shows the control panel
settings and their default values.
Turn off the printer and computer.
These items appear in the "Host Interface" menu.
Connect the cable to the interface
Setting Name
connector.
DHCP
IPv4 Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway Address
Frame Type (NW)
Active Protocol
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Securely attach the other end of the par-
allel cable to your computer's parallel
port. Secure the cable. Ethernet Speed
LAN Type
• For details about settings for parallel connection print-
ing, see Software Guide.
• If DHCP is in use, the IPv4 address, subnet mask,
and gateway address are all set automatically.
• Make this setting only when it is necessary. See Soft-
ware Guide.
Using DHCP
• When you use this printer in DHCP environment,
select [DHCP] following this procedure.
• When [DHCP] is selected, you cannot make
settings for the following items:
• IPv4 Address
• Subnet Mask
• Gateway Address
• Consult your network administrator for informa-
tion about making network settings.
Value
On
011.022.033.044
000.000.000.000
000.000.000.000
Auto
IPv4 Active
IPv6 Not Active
NetWare Active
SMB Active
AppleTalk Active
Auto Select
Ethernet
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