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 server). 
Go to page 23 for instructions.
Clients Print Ser ver Printer
Clients Print Server
Printer
Clients Printer 
						

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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 Hardware Wizard screen 
appeared.
Use the table below to find instructions for the operating system on the print server.
Using Windows XP 
1Insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD into your computer. 
The Wizard automatically searches for an appropriate driver.
2Scroll through the list of drivers until you see D:\drivers\win_2000\dkaag1da.inf 
selected in the Location column. Instead of D:\ you will see the letter of your 
CD-ROM drive.
3Click Next.
The wizard copies all of the necessary files and installs the printer drivers.
Computer operating system Go to page...
Windows XP 13
Windows 2000 14
Windows Me 14
Windows NT 15
Windows 98 16
Windows 95 17
Linux 18
Novell 18 
						

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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 CD-ROM drive (for example, type D:\ where D is 
the drive letter of your CD).
5Click Open, and then click OK.
6Click Next to install the driver that is displayed. 
D:\Drivers\Win_2000\dkaag1da.inf
7Click Fi ni sh when the software is installed.
8Go to “Set up the queue on the print server” on page 18.
Using Windows Me 
 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. 
1Insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD.
The Wizard automatically searches for the USB driver on the CD and installs it.
2After the USB port driver is found, click Fi ni sh.
3Select Automatic search for the best driver (recommended), and then click Next. 
The wizard searches for a printer driver. 
						

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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 close the window.
10Click Fi ni sh to complete the installation and close the wizard. 
11Go to “Set up the queue on the print server” on page 18.
Using Windows NT
 NOTE: USB support is not available for Windows NT operating systems.
 NOTE: You need administrative access to install printer drivers on your computer.
1
Insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD.
2Click Install the printer for Use on this Computer only (Personal Installation). 
When all the files are installed on your computer, the Congratulations screen appears.
3Click Fi ni sh to complete the installation and close the wizard. 
4Go to Set up the queue on the print server on page 18.
If your computer 
uses this languageSelect the driver from the list
(Replace the D:\ in the table with the letter of 
your CD-ROM drive)
EnglishD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\ENGLISH\LMPCL5C.INF
Fre nchD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\FRENCH\LMPCL5C.INF
GermanD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\GERMAN\LMPCL5C.INF
ItalianD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\ITALIAN\LMPCL5C.INF
SpanishD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\SPANISH\LMPCL5C.INF 
						

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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 the best driver for your device (recommended), and then click Next.
3Select CD-ROM drive only, and then click Next.
4After the wizard finds the USB port driver, click Next. 
5When the USB port driver is installed, click Fi ni sh.
The wizard prompts you to search for new drivers.
6Click Next to search for a printer driver.
7Select Search for the best driver for your device (recommended), and then click Next.
8Select Specify a location only and browse to the location of the printer driver on the 
Drivers and UtilitiesCD.
Use the following table to identify the driver for your language.
9Highlight the driver, and then select to install the updated driver (recommended).
10Click Next.
11Click Next to complete installation.
If your computer uses 
this languageSelect the driver from the list
(Replace the D:\ in the table with the letter 
of your CD-ROM drive)
EnglishD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\ENGLISH
Fren chD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\FRENCH
GermanD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\GERMAN
ItalianD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\ITALIAN
SpanishD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\SPANISH 
						

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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 parallel cable and turned on the printer and computer, the Update 
Device Driver wizard appeared on your computer screen. 
1Insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD, and then click Next. 
If a system-compatible driver is found on your operating system, the Wizard installs it. 
If no compatible system driver is found on your operating system, click Other 
Locations.
2Browse to the location of the printer driver on the Drivers and UtilitiesCD, and then 
click 
OK.
Use the following table to identify the driver for your language.
3Highlight the appropriate driver, and then click Finish. 
The Add Printer Wizard screen appears. 
4Use the default printer name (for example, Dell Laser Printer M5200), or type a 
unique name for your printer.
If your computer uses 
this languageSelect the driver from the list
(Replace the D:\ in the table with the letter 
of your CD-ROM drive)
EnglishD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\ENGLISH
Fren chD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\FRENCH
GermanD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\GERMAN
ItalianD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\ITALIAN
SpanishD:\DRIVERS\WIN_9X\SPANISH 
						

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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 page 18.
Installing drivers in a Linux environment
Your printer supports Red Hat Linux versions 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0, and SuSE Linux 7.2, 7.3, and 
8.0. Refer to the Unix®/packages on the Drivers and UtilitiesCD for instructions on 
installing your printer in a Linux environment.
Installing drivers in a Novell environment
Your printer supports Novell® NetWare® versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x. For information on 
using your printer in a Novell environment, refer to your Novell documentation.
Set up the queue on the print server 
1Click Install the printer on the Network (Network Installation) and then click Next.
2Click On a print server, and then click Next.
3Select both options to install the software and the User’s Guide on the print server, and 
then click Next.
4The box to share the printer is checked. Create a share name you want to use for the 
PCL driver and/or the PostScript driver. Make it an obvious name for clients to easily 
find when they are browsing for a shared printer.
  NOTE: You do not need to create share names for both drivers if you are only using one driver.
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Click Next.
6Select TCP/IP, and then click Next.
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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 
computer, you can go to that client computer, insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD, and 
follow the steps on the screen, or you can install the drivers remotely (see“Install printer 
drivers on one or more remote client computers” on page 22).
Install printer drivers on one client computer
If you are connecting one client computer to the print server, go to that client computer and 
insert the Drivers and UtilitiesCD.
1Click Install the printer on the Network (Network installation), and then click Next.
2Click On this client computer.
3Click Next.
4Select the software or documentation you want your users to have access to.
5Select the printer protocols you want to install, and then click Next.
6Select the Universal Network Connection (UNC) port.
7Type the name of the print server the printer is connected to as well as the name of the 
printer:
\\Server Name\PrinterShareName.
To find out the print server name, right-click your mouse and choose My Computer→ 
Prope rties→Network Identification.
8Click Fi ni sh.
The Congratulations screen appears.
9Click Print a Test Page to verify the driver is installed correctly.
10Click Fi ni sh. 
						

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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 all clients connected to the print server.
Locate the IP address
1Print a network setup page.
aPress the menu button on the printer until you see Utilities Menu, and then 
press Select.
bPress the menu button on the printer until you see Print Net Setup, and 
then press Select to print the page.
2Under the Standard Network Card heading on the network setup page, make sure 
Status is Connected.
If Status is Not Connected:
– Make sure the Ethernet cable is firmly plugged into the back of the printer.
– Plug the Ethernet cable into another wall outlet.
3Find the IP address located under the TCP/IP heading. If the IP address equals 0.0.0.0, 
wait a few minutes and print the network setup page again.
If the IP address still shows 0.0.0.0, go to “Assign an IP Address” on page 23.
If the IP address is something other than 0.0.0.0, go to Set up the queue on the print 
server on page 21.