Dell M 5200 Manual

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SECTION 1
Set up for network 
printing
Selecting your printer network setup
Attaching locally to a print server
Attaching directly to the network (print server)
Attaching directly to the network (no print server) 

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Selecting your printer network setup
Determine your network setup from the three options below.
1Attach your printer to a print server (or other computer) with a USB cable. Go to 
page 13 for instructions.
2Attach your printer directly to the network with an Ethernet cable, with the print 
server managing the print queue. Go to page 20 for instructions.
3Attach your printer directly to the network with an Ethernet cable (no print...

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Attaching locally to a print server
If you are connecting the printer to a print server with a USB cable and want to share the 
printer with multiple users on the network, use this method. In this section you will:
 Complete the Microsoft Plug and Play Wizard.
 Set up the queue on the print server.
 Install printer drivers for all clients connected to the print server.
Complete Microsoft Plug and Play Wizard
When you turned on the printer and print server, the Found New...

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4Click Fi ni sh when the software is installed.
5Go to “Set up the queue on the print server” on page 18.
Using Windows 2000 
1Insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD, and then click Next. 
2Select Search for a suitable driver, and then click Next.
3Select Specify a location only, and then click Next.
4Browse to the location of the printer driver on the Drivers and UtilitiesCD. 
D:\Drivers\Win_2000\
Replace D:\ with the letter of your...

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4Select your printer and driver from the list on the screen, and then click OK. Use the 
following table to identify the driver for your language. 
5Click Next to install the printer driver.
6Click Next to complete installation.
7Use the default printer name (for example, Dell Laser Printer M5200) or type a unique 
name for your printer, and then click Next.
8Click Yes (recommended), and then click Fi ni sh to print a test page. 
9After the test page prints, click Ye s to...

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Using Windows 98 
 NOTE: Depending on the software and printers already installed on your computer, your screens 
may vary from those in the instructions.
You must install both a USB port driver and a custom print driver. 
When you attached the cable and turned on the printer and computer, the Add New 
Hardware Wizard screen appeared on your computer screen.
1Insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD, and then click Next.
2Select Search for...

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12Use the default printer name (for example, Dell Laser Printer M5200) or type a unique 
name for your printer, and then click Next.
13Select Ye s  to print a test page, and then click Fin ish. All the necessary files are 
installed on your computer.
14After the test page prints, click Ye s to close the message window. 
15Click Fi ni sh to complete the installation.
Using Windows 95
 NOTE: USB support is not available for Windows 95 operating systems.
When you attached the...

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5Select whether or not to use this printer as the default printer.
6Click Next.
7You are prompted to insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD. Click OK.
A dialog box asks for the file “lexdrvin.exe”.
8Browse to the appropriate folder on the Drivers and UtilitiesCD (for example, 
D:\Drivers\Win_9x\English).
9Click OK.
10Click OK again.
All the necessary files are installed on your computer.
11Go to Set up the queue on the print server on...

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7Choose the port that corresponds to the hardware port you used when you connected 
the printer to the print server (or other computer). For example, USB001 represents 
the USB port on the print server. 
8Click Fi ni sh.
The Congratulations screen appears.
9Click Print a Test Page to verify the driver is installed correctly.
10Click Fi ni sh.
If you are sitting at the print server and want to install printer drivers on one client 
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Attaching directly to the network (print server)
If your print server is in one location (for example, a secure area) and the network printer is 
in another location (for example, a printer room), use this method to install software on one 
or multiple printers on the network.
In this section you will:
 Locate the IP address.
 Assign an IP address to the printer.
 Set up the queue on the print server. 
 Install printer drivers for...