Connecting Directly To Your Pc - µ-Dimension 180-00108 uPrint User Manual

Setup
12. If your printer is not displayed in the Add 3D Printer pop-up window, you will need to add the printer IP
address manually.
A. From the General Tab, click the Manage 3D Printers button.
B. Click the Add Manually button in the lower right corner of the pop-up window.
C. In the pop-up window Add 3D Printer, enter a Name and Location for your printer in the
appropriate fields.
D. Enter the IP Address for your printer in the appropriate field. It will be the same address as the one
listed in step 4.
E. Select the appropriate printer type from the drop down list.
F. Click Add Printer and close the 3D Printer pop-up window.
13. If you are unable to connect the printer to your PC, contact your Network Administrator.

Connecting directly to your PC

You can also connect the uPrint 3D printer directly to your PC without the use of a network. This is most
easily accomplished with the printer in Dynamic Network mode (as received from the factory).
1. Connect a crossover cable from your printer directly in to the network port on your PC. (A crossover
cable (orange) is included with the Welcome Kit) See
2. Make sure the printer is "ON" and determine the Unique Device Name (UDN) for your printer.
A. From Idle (or Ready to Build), from the display panel press Maintenance. The panel diplays
System Maintenance and the Software version.
B. Press the System button. The top window displays: Network Admin - Dynamic IP Address;
UDN.
The UDN for your printer is displayed here. This is preset at the factory and cannot be changed.
3. From your PC, start the CatalystEX application.
A. From the General Tab, click the "Manage 3D Printers" button.
B. Click the "Add from Network..." button in the lower right corner of the pop-up window.
C. A new pop-up window, "Add 3D Printer", should list your printer in the main window (identified by
its UDN). Click on the printer in this window and enter a name and location in the lower portion of
the pop-up window.
D. Click "Add Printer" and you are ready to go. Close the "3D Printers" pop-up window.
4. If the printer does not appear in the pop-up window:
A. Close the Add 3D Printer pop-up window and click the Add Manually button in the 3D Printers
pop-up window.
B. In the pop-up window Add 3D Printer, enter a name and location for your printer in the appropriate
fields.
Document Number 206465-0001
It may take up to 1 minute for your printer to appear in the
pop-up window.
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