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NetComm NF1ADV Setup Manual

NetComm NF1ADV Setup Manual

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  • Page 1 Print Server Setup Guide (NF1ADV)
  • Page 2 This set of print server setup instructions is intended for use with printers connecting with a USB cable connection being plugged into the USB port on the NF1ADV. This guide is divided into sections according to the operating system you are using when the print server settings are added. Simply select the operating...
  • Page 3 Select your Operating System:...
  • Page 4 NF1ADV Print Server Setup for Windows XP Users 1. Turn on your printer and plug it into the USB port of the NF1ADV. http://192.168.1.1 2. Navigate to in a web browser using “admin” (without quotes) as both the username and password to login to the NF1ADV router.
  • Page 5 8. Back in Windows select Start > Control panel > Printers and Faxes. 9. Select the Add a Printer option from the Printer Tasks list at the left hand side of the window.
  • Page 6 10. The Add Printer Wizard window will open. 11. Press the Next button. 12. Select the “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer” option and press the Next button.
  • Page 7 13. Select the “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” option. http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/printer_name 14. Enter the URL as where printer_name is the name of the printer you added in step 5. 15. Press the Next button. 16.
  • Page 8 17. Click on the Finish button to complete the Printer Setup Wizard. 18. The new Printer settings will be displayed on the Printer and Faxes window as highlighted below. 19. Right click on the new printer entry and select Properties.
  • Page 9 21. If the page prints successfully the printer has been configured successfully. You will need to repeat the “Add a Printer” process from step 8 for any other PCs or laptops you have connected to the NF1ADV that you wish to be able to print from.
  • Page 10 NF1ADV Print Server Setup for Windows Vista Users 1. Turn on the printer and plug it into the USB port of the NF1ADV. 2. Navigate to in a web browser using “admin” (without quotes) for both the http://192.168.1.1 username and password to login to the NF1ADV router.
  • Page 11 10. Select the “Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer” and click the Next button. 11. Select the “Select a Shared Printer by Name” option and enter the following http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/printer_name where printer_name is the exact name of the printer you entered into the NF1ADV interface in Step 5. 12. Press the Next button.
  • Page 12 13. Select the driver for your printer. Browse through the list to select your printer driver, or click ‘Have Disk’ if you have your printer driver installation media. Then press the Ok button. 14. Choose whether you want this printer to be the default printer, and then click Next.
  • Page 13 15. If you would like to test the printer connection press the “Print a test page” button. Then if all is well click Finish. The NF1ADV is now configured and ready for use. You will need to repeat the “Add a Printer”...
  • Page 14 NF1ADV Print Server Setup for Windows 7 Users 1. Turn on your printer and plug it into the USB port of the NF1ADV. http://192.168.1.1 2. Navigate to in a web browser using “admin” (without quotes) as both the username and password to login to the NF1ADV router.
  • Page 15 8. Back in Windows select Start > Devices and printers or Start > Control Panel > Devices and Printers. 9. Select the “Add a printer” option. 10. Select the “Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer” option and press the Next button.
  • Page 16 11. The PC will automatically search for an available printer. 12. Select the “The printer that I want isn't listed” and press the Next buttton. 13. Select the “Select a shared printer by name” option and enter the following address: http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/printer_name where printer_name is the name of the printer you added in step 5.
  • Page 17 15. A message similar to the above message will appear while the PC communicates with the printer. 16. Select the driver for your printer. Browse through the list to select your printer driver, or click ‘Have Disk’ if you have your printer driver installation media. Then press the Ok button.
  • Page 18 19. If you would like to test the printer connection press the “Print a test page” button. Then if all is well click Finish. The NF1ADV is now configured and ready for use. You will need to repeat the “Add a Printer”...
  • Page 19 NF1ADV Print Server Setup for MAC OSx Users 1. Turn on your printer and plug it into the USB port of the NF1ADV. http://192.168.1.1 2. Navigate to in a web browser using “admin” (without quotes) as both the username and password to login to the NF1ADV router.
  • Page 20 8. On the MAC OSx browse to the Apple menu and select System Preferences. In the System Preferences menu click on Print & Fax. 9. With your Printer driver installed, please add your printer from the Printer & Fax menu. You will need a print driver file type of .dmg file.
  • Page 21 11. Select Internet Printing Protocol – IPP from the Protocol drop down list. http://192.168.1.1: 12. Type into the Address field See screenshot below for an example. Also enter into the Queue field “/printers/PrinterName”, where PrinterName is the name you gave your printer in the previous step 5 above.
  • Page 22 14. Select the new printer entry from the Print and Fax list to check the status. The print server set up is now complete. You will now be able to print from common applications by selecting this printer from the Print dialogue box.