Dell 2145cn Multifunction Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 19)

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Linux
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
You have to install the printer software for printing. The software includes
drivers, applications, and other user friendly programs.
1. Connect the network cable to your printer.
2. Ensure that the network setup for your printer is completed (see "Setting
up the network" on page 17). All applications should be closed on your
computer before beginning installation.
3. Insert the Drivers and Utiltiies CD into your CD drive.
The CD should automatically run, and an installation window appears.
If the installation window does not appear, click Start → Run. Type
X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the letter which represents your CD
drive and click OK.
If you use Windows Vista, click Start → All Programs → Accessories
→ Run, and type X:\Setup.exe.
If the AutoPlay window appears in Windows Vista, click Run Setup.exe
in Install or run program field, and click Continue in the User Account
Control window.
4. Click Next.
• If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.
5. Select Typical installation for a network printer, and then click Next.
6. The list of printers available on the network appears. Select the printer
you want to install from the list and then click Next.
• If you do not see your printer on the list, click Update to refresh the
list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to the network. To
add the printer to the network, enter the port name and the IP
address for the printer.
To verify your printer’s IP address or the MAC address, print a
Network Configuration page (see "Printing reports" on page 55).
• To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select Shared Printer
[UNC] and enter the shared name manually or find a shared printer
ITEM REQUIREMENTS
Operating system RedHat 8.0, 9.0 (32bit)
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64bit)
Fedora Core 1~7 (32/64bit)
Mandrake 9.2 (32bit), 10.0, 10.1 (32/64bit)
Mandriva 2005, 2006, 2007 (32/64bit)
SuSE Linux 8.2, 9.0, 9.1 (32bit)
SuSE Linux 9.2, 9.3, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 (32/64bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 (32/64bit)
Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04 (32/64bit)
Debian 3.1, 4.0 (32/64bit)
CPU Pentium IV 2.4GHz (IntelCore2)
RAM 512 MB (1024 MB)
Free HDD space 1 GB (2GB)
• It is necessary to claim swap partition of 300 MB or larger for
working with large scanned images.
• The Linux scanner driver supports the optical resolution at
maximum.
• The following procedure is applicable when the printer is being
used as a network printer. If you want to connect a printer with a
USB cable, see the Software section.
• The following procedure is based on the Windows XP operating
system. The procedure and popup window which appear during
the installation may differ depending on the operating system, the
printer feature, or the interface in use.