Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto N5 del fabbricante Lexmark
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www.lexm ark.co m Getting St ar ted September 2002 N5 Wireless Adapter.
ii Edition: September 2002 The fol lowing par agraph does no t ap ply to any countr y wher e such p rovisions ar e incon sistent with local law: LEXMAR K INTERNA TIONAL, INC.
iii deux condi tions sui vantes: (1) cet appareil ne peut engendre r aucune interfér ence et (2 ) il doit accepter toute interférence q u'il reçoit, y compr is celles qui peuvent alté rer son fonctionn ement.
iv Con te nts Contents Introduction ................................ ........................ .................................... ... 1 Setup ........................................... ........................ .................................... ..
v Contents I do not k now the hexadecimal form at of my WEP ke y ............... ............. ................... ........... 27 Setup was no t successful (My pri nter was not found on the ne twork) ............ .................... .... 27 The Lexmark pr inter software installat ion screen does not appear .
1 Introd uction Intr o duction Thank you for purchasing the Lexmark TM N5 Wirele ss Adapter ! The pr inter a dapter ma kes it easy for you to: • Share your pr inter between two or m ore networ k compu ters. • Locate your pr inter anywhere in your h ome or off ice.
2 Setup Step 1: Select a loca tion f or y our printer adapter Choosin g the cor rect lo cation for your new prin ter adapte r is vital to ens uring that it provides you with the qualit y of ser vic e y ou e x pect .
3 Setup Step 3: Prepare y our printer Unpack and set up your printer . F or help , ref er to the instr uctions th at came with your pr inter . T o help con figure your pr inter on the net work: Do not conn ect your pr inter to your comp uter ; howe ver , if you hav e alread y don e so , disc onnect the USB or pa rallel cable.
4 Setup Step 4: Raise th e printer adap ter anten na Note: Rotate the antenna clockwise from t he back. Step 5: Connect y our printer adapt er to y our printer Not e: Y our pr inter m a y look different from t he one sho wn.
5 Setup Step 6: Connect y our printer adap ter powe r suppl y If neces sar y , replace the power plug adap ter with th e correct power plug ada pter for y our geography . Step 7: Make sure all i ndica tor li ghts are o n If, after 30 seconds, one or mo re of the ind icator ligh ts are not on, see page 24 .
6 Setup Step 8: T urn on y our comput er Step 9: Set up y our printer adapte r on the netw o rk Y our prin ter adapter mus t establish communi cation wi th either a remot e host if your network has an a d hoc configurati on or an acc ess point i f your network has an in frastruc ture configu ration.
7 Setup When th e f ollowing sc reen app ears, click Next . Select L exmark N5 Wire less Adapter and the ty pe of prin ter to which you connected the pri nter adapter . 3 4 Click Cont in ue . Select F irst time N5 wireless ad apt er inst alla tion . Note: Y our scree n may look different from the one sh own.
8 Setup Read the infor mation o n the scree n thoroug hly . It i s v er y impor tant that you un derstand the setup process. Thi s will h elp you to compl ete the step s in su bs equ ent util ity sc re ens . Click Continue . 8 9 Open the c onfig uration utili ty f or your compu ter’ s wireless adap ter.
9 Setup Change the values of your computer’s wireles s adapter ne twork sett ings t o the values shown o n the screen. Note: The SSID /Network nam e value is case sensiti v e a nd must be ent ered exactly as it appe ars on your sc reen.
10 Setup Click Continue . Select th e network to which you want to c onnect your prin ter . Note: If the networ k to which you w a nt to connect your pr inter is the s ame networ k to which your computer was connecte d, it may help you to refer to the values you wrote down in step on page 8.
11 Setup F ollow the inst r uctions on your scr een to restor e y our comput er’ s wirele ss adapter ne twork se ttings to thei r orig inal value. Note: It may help y ou to refer to the values you wrote down in step on page 8. Note: Do not exit the Lexmark N 5 Wireless Pri nter Adap ter Setup U tility .
12 Setup Step 10: Configure y ou r ne tw ork printer Follow the instr uctions f o r your printe r type. Inkjet printer s Use the pr inter s oftware to help c onfigure your network in kjet pri nter . If you hav e not already in stalled this sof tware, locate the CD that came with your printer now .
13 Setup F rom th e Results: No Pri nter Attach ed screen, click Network . Note: If the Resul ts: No Pr inter Attac hed screen does not a ppear , continue with st ep on page 14. 3 6 F rom the Ne twork Co nfiguration s creen, selec t your network printer from the li st of availabl e pri nters.
14 Setup Y ou ar e finished settin g up your compute r to work with your networ k inkje t printer ; howe ver , th e pri nter software mus t be instal led on eac h compute r that uses the network printer.
15 Setup F rom th e Advanced window , click Networking . F rom th e Network ing Opt ions scre en, click Configure . 3 4 On the Networ k Config uration scre en, find your network printer i n the list of av ailable pr inte rs.
16 Setup Windows 9 8/Me/2000 a F rom t he Star t menu, click Se ttings Pr inters. b Righ t-cli ck the ic on f or yo ur netw ork printer . c Make sure Set as Default is selected a nd Use Printe r Offline is not se lecte d, and then click Proper ties. d Click the Details or P or ts tab .
17 Setup Y ou ar e finished settin g up your compute r to work with your networ k inkje t printer ; howe ver , th e pri nter software mus t be instal led on eac h compute r that uses the network printer. Setting up other computers on y our network Laser printers Use the p rin ter software to he lp confi gure your networ k laser pr inter .
18 Setup Laser 1 (software not pre vi ousl y install ed) Follow the instr uctions f o r your operating sy stem. Windows 98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windo ws 2000, and Windows XP Y ou ar e finished setting .
19 Setup When th e software in stallation s creen appears, click Install Now . Click Nex t on the I nstallS hield Wi zard s creen. Select L exmark N5 Wire less Adapter and Lase r . Click Continue . 2 3 4 5 Select Additional PC installation . Note: Y our scree n may look different from the one sh own.
20 Setup Laser 2 (software pre viousl y installed) Follow the instr uctions f o r your operating sy stem. Windows 98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windo ws 2000 Y ou ar e finished settin g up your compute r.
21 Setup Select L exmark N5 Wire less Adapter and Lase r . Click Continue . Select Additional PC installation . Note: Y our scree n ma y look different from th e one shown. 4 5 6 V erify that your compute r’ s wireless a dapter is on t he sam e ne t w ork as y o ur printer a d ap te r , and t hen cl ic k Continue .
22 Setup Windows XP Y ou ar e finished settin g up your compute r to work with your networ k laser pr inte r ; howe ver , th e pr inter por t must be defined and the pr inter software must be installed on each compute r that uses the networ k pri nter.
23 Setup Select L exmark N5 Wire less Adapter and Lase r . Click Continue . Select Additional PC installation . Note: Y our scree n ma y look different from th e one shown. 4 5 6 V erify that your compute r’ s wireless a dapter is on t he sam e ne t w ork as y o ur printer a d ap te r , and t hen cl ic k Continue .
24 T roub leshooting T rou blesho oting An indicator light is not on Not e: S ee page 5 to loc ate the indic ator lights. For this pr oblem: See page: An indicat or light is not o n 24 The Le xmark Pr.
25 T roub le shooting The Le xmark Print er Adapt er Inst alla tion Software scree n does not appe ar I cannot find the netw ork settings of m y computer’ s wir ele ss ada pte r A wire less adapte r config uration utili ty is provide d with your compute r’ s wirel ess adap ter hardware.
26 T roub leshooting My MA C addre ss is not listed on the Select y our N5 Wireless Adapter scre en • Click Searc h Again . • V erif y that all three pr inter a dapter ligh ts are on . • If you manually ente red the SSID , verify th e value LexmarkN5 was enter ed correctly .
27 T roub le shooting I do not kno w the he xadeci mal fo rmat of my W E P k e y • Go to ano ther device on your networ k and no te the sele ctions for ke y and number o f bits. • 40/64 b it k e ys c ontain fi v e alphanumer ic c haracters (0 thr ough 9, A thr ough F) and 128 bit keys contain ten.
28 T roub leshooting The Lexmark printer soft ware installation screen does not appear An err o r mess a ge appear s Follow the instr uctions on any er ror mess age that ap pears o n y our comp uter scre en. Clic k the ? or Help button f or add itional inf ormation.
29 T roub le shooting There is not a Netw ork b utton on the Result s: No P rinter A ttached scre en There is not a n Install Sel ected Printer but ton on the Net w ork Configuration scree n F rom th e Search Re sults: No Pr inter A ttached screen, click Select .
30 T roub leshooting My netw ork print er does not print • Make sure all cables to the p rint er , prin ter adapt er , electr ical out let and network c onnection are secur e (pages 4 thro ugh 5). • Make sure all indicato r lights are o n (page 5).
31 How Do I...? How Do I...? Use this chapter to find out how to perform c ommon tasks related to your prin ter adapter and netwo rk pr inter . Change the computer’ s netw ork settings A wire less adapte r config uration utili ty is provide d with your compute r’ s wirel ess adap ter hardware.
32 How Do I...? Change the prin ter ad apter netw ork settings The pr inter a dapter net work settings include th e follo w ing: • SSID/Networ k name • Network Mod e • Channel • A uthentic ati.
33 How Do I...? Print a test page Uninstall the printe r software Inkjet printer s Laser printers Refer to the instr uctio ns that came with your pr inter . T o reins tall the prin ter software, rest ar t your co mputer , an d then follow the instr ucti ons on pa ge 17.
34 How Do I...? Uninst all the Lexmark Printe r Adapt er Installation Software Manuall y c onfigure t he netw ork prin ter Y our prin ter software auto matical ly confi gures your networ k pri nter . Howev er , following are so me instances when you may need to c onfigu re it manually .
35 How Do I...? Laser printers Enter an I P address that is valid for your network . F or help, ref er to your network documen tation or contact your networ k adm inistrato r . Click OK . Continue with p age 12 (software not previously installe d) or pa ge 14 (software prev i ously i nstalled ) .
36 How Do I...? Select the ne tw ork printer port Follow the instr uctions f o r your operating sy stem. Windows 98/Me, W indows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 Click Configure . Enter an I P address that is valid for your network . F or help, ref er to your network documen tation or contact your networ k adm inistrato r .
37 How Do I...? Win do ws XP Chec k the printer status Spec ify a fixed IP address Y our prin ter adapt er suppo r ts Dyn amic Host Co nfiguration Protocol (DHCP). When D HCP is active, an IP address is autom aticall y assigned each tim e the pr inte r adapter i s connec ted to the n etwork.
38 How Do I...? Rese t the pr inter ad apter If you encoun ter problems du ring setup or later de cide to mov e your printe r adapter to a different network , you ma y need to r eset the p rin ter adapte r . T o rese t the pr inter a dapter : 1 V erif y all in dicat or light s are on (page 5).
39 Glossa ry Glossary Access p oint. A hardware device or a compu ter's sof tware that acts as a co mmunicatio n hub for users of a wireless device to connect to a wired L AN. Ad hoc. An 802.11b ne tworkin g framework in whi ch devices or stat ions com municate direc tly with e ach other , without the use of a n access p oint.
40 Glossary printer port. Wind ows ter minology for a ph ys ical or lo gical connec tion to a p rinter . F or e x ample: • LPT1 indi cates the pr inter i s attached to a physical parallel por t with a p arallel cable. • USB001 i ndicates the printer is attache d to a physical USB por t wi th a USB cable.
Statement of Limi ted W arranty Lexmark Int ernation al, Inc. Lexing ton, KY This limited warranty applies to the United States. For customers outside the U . S., refe r to the countr y-specific wa rrant y info r mat i on that c ame with your p roduct.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Lexmark N5 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Lexmark N5 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Lexmark N5 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Lexmark N5 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Lexmark N5, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Lexmark N5.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Lexmark N5. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Lexmark N5 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
