Installing driver over the network – Dell B1265dfw Multifunction Mono Laser Printer User Manual

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Installing driver over the network

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2. Using a Network-Connected Machine

From the Windows 8 Start Screen

Dell Printer Experience app can only be used in the Start screen when
V4 driver is installed. The V4 driver is automatically downloaded from the
Windows Update if your computer is connected to the Internet. If not,
you can manually download the V4 driver from Dell

website,

www.Dell.com > find your product > Support or downloads.

You can download

Dell Printer Experience app from the Windows

Store. You need have a Microsoft account to use the Windows Store

.

a From Charms, select Search.

b Click Store.

c Search and click Dell Printer Experience.

d Click Install.

If you install the driver using the supplied software CD, V4 driver is not
installed. If you want to use the V4 driver in the

Desktop screen, you can

download from the Dell

website, www.Dell.com >find your product >

Support or downloads.

If you want to install

Dell

’s printer management tools, you need to install

them using the supplied software CD.

1

Make sure that the machine is connected to the network and powered
on. Also, your machine’s IP address should have been set (see "Setting IP
address" on page 135
).

2

From Charms, select Settings > Change PC settings > Devices.

3

Click Add a device.

Discovered machines will be shown on the screen.

4

Click the model name or host name you wish to use.

You can print a Network Configuration Report from the machine’s control
panel that will show the current machine’s host name.

5

The driver is automatically installed from the Windows Update.

6

Mac

1

Make sure that the machine is connected to your network and powered
on.

2

Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

3

Double-click the CD-ROM icon that appears on your Mac desktop.

For Mac OS X 10.8, double-click the CD-ROM that appears on Finder.

4

Double-click the MAC_Installer folder > Installer OS X icon.

5

Click Continue.

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