PRINTER SETUP PROCEDURES
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APPENDIX 2 – INSTALLING A PRINT SERVER DEVICE
Download the Printer Software
1. Run the downloaded file and it will create a folder of setup files which can be copied to a
flash drive for use on multiple systems
2. The process from here is to setup the print server then setup up the printer using these
downloaded files.
Set the print server to a fixed IP address
1. Reset the print server to factory defaults (usually by holding the reset button as the print
server is powered on) this default will normally allow the print server to pick up an IP
address when it is attached to the local network. Make sure that the Print server is really
reset by following the instructions in the documentation completely and exactly
2. Connect the print server and printer to the network in which they are going to be used
3. The print server will normally come with software that will find the print server on the
network (For Belkin F1UP0301 that software is psf.exe). Run the software and note the IP
address of the print server. This address will be of the form 192.168.x.yyy where x is
typically 0, 1, or 2 and yyy is a 3 digit number. If the print server does not have an address
within the same subnet as the computer upon which the setup is being done (i.e. x is the
same for both print server and computer) then the reset to factory defaults was not done
correctly.
4. Open a web browser and type the IP address of the router into the address bar and press
Enter or click GO
5. The router status page will typically be displayed with the possibility of selecting an IP
address tab
6. Select the IP address tab and disable DHCP client, type in the chosen fixed IP address and
subnet mask.
a. The IP address must be of the form 192.168.x.yyy. X must be the same number as
the rest of the addresses in the network in which the print server will be installed.
yyy must be an address that is not currently used on the network.
b. The Gateway address may also have to be typed in and can be found from another
computer
c. Click apply changes (or equivalent)
Add the Network Printer
Run the procedures in the “Installing the Printer Driver – For Other Printers” section,
above.
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