IBM 1454 Setup Manual
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7Choose your setup (local or network printer)Step 1: Choose your setup (local or network printer)Local printer A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB or parallel cable. Thelocal printer is intended to be used by the computer to which it is attached. If you areattaching a local printer, you must install the printer driver on your computer beforesetting up your printer.Continue with Step 2: “Install drivers for local printing” on page 7.Network printer A network printer is a printer attached to a network either by a network cable (such asEthernet) or through the use of a server. If you are attaching a network printer, you mustset up your printer on the network first, and then install the printer driver.Continue with Step 3: “Unpack the printer” on page 9.Step 2: Install drivers for local printingThe printer driver is software that lets your computer communicate with your printer.The procedure to install drivers depends on the operating system you are using. Usethe following table to find driver installation instructions for your particular operatingsystem. If you need additional help, refer to the documentation that shipped with yourcomputer and your software.Windows Some Windows operating systems may already include a printer driver that iscompatible with your printer. This may mean that installation will seem automatic in laterversions of Windows. System printer drivers work well for simple printing, but theycontain less functionality than our enhanced custom printer driver.Note: Installing a custom driver will notreplace the system driver. A separateprinter object will be created and appearin the Printers folder.Use the drivers CD that shipped with your printer to install the custom printer driver andobtain all the enhanced printer features and functionality.Using Windows Server 2003,Windows 2000, Windows XP,Windows 98 SE, Windows Me,and Windows NT1 Insert the drivers CD.If the CD does not auto launch, click Start à Run, and then typeD:\Setup.exe in the Run dialog box.Note: USB support is not available forWindows NT operating systems.2 Click Install Software.Operating system Go to page...WindowsWindows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP,Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.x7Windows 95 and Windows 98 (first edition) 8Serial printing 8Macintosh 8UNIX/Linux 9 |
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