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Add a Customer Supplied Printer
It may be necessary to add a printer on-site, especially in the case of using a customer
provided or shared network printer.
To install a printer on the central station:
1.
Ensure the printer is turned on and accessible on the network.
2.
Open a command line interface window and ping the printer by the IP address to
confirm that it is reachable.
3.
Install the print driver provided by the facility.
a.
Use the Connex server internal CD/DVD ROM drive for optical media.
b.
Use one of the USB ports on the front panel for USB flash drive media.
Install print driver from an executable.EXE file
1.
If the customer has provided CD/DVD media which will automatically run, follow the
steps and prompts as provided.
2.
If the customer has provided media with an .exe file type, double click on the file to
start the installer. Follow the steps and prompts as provided.
Install print driver from a media with an .INF file
Use the Windows functions to Add a printer:
1.
Click Start > Control Panel > View devices and printers.
2.
Click on Add a printer.
3.
Select Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer.
4.
Windows being a search for known printers.
If the desired printer is found using search:
1.
Select Stop when the printer appears in the search window.
2.
Click on the printer, and then select Next.
3.
Change the name of the printer as desired and select Next.
4.
For printer sharing, select an option and then select Next.
5.
Select Print a test page. and then select Finish.
6.
Confirm that a test print was printed by the printer.
7.
The printer appears in the Control Panel Printers and Faxes window.
Note
It is the facility responsibility to provide a driver for the printer.
Consult with the facility IT staff to identify the network printer and obtain a driver
compatible with Windows 7 - 64 bit. Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project
Req. Form for network information.