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NOTE:
Before installing the driver using the Add Printer wizard on Windows Server
®
2008 R2 or Windows
®
7, perform one
of the following:
• Establish the Internet connection so that Windows Update can scan your computer.
• Add the printer driver to your computer.
5
If prompted, install the printer driver on your computer. If you are prompted for an administrator password or
confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
6
Complete the additional steps in the wizard, and then click
Finish
.
7
Print a test page to verify installation.
a
Click
Start
Devices and Printers
(
Start
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Printers
for Windows
Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2008).
For Windows
®
8, Windows
®
8.1, Windows Server
®
2012, and Windows Server
®
2012 R2:
On the Desktop screen, right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
(
Hardware
for Windows Server
®
2012/Windows Server
®
2012 R2)
Devices and
Printers
.
b
Right-click the printer you just created, and then click
Printer properties
(
Properties
for Windows Vista
®
and
Windows Server
®
2008).
c
On the
General
tab, click
Print Test Page
. When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
Printing With Wi-Fi Direct
This section provides information for Wi-Fi Direct printing. Wi-Fi Direct allows your Wi-Fi mobile devices such as
computers, smart phone, and tablets, to connect to the printer directly via a Wi-Fi network. With Wi-Fi Direct, you
can print documents, photos, or e-mail on your Wi-Fi mobile devices directly without a wireless access point.
NOTE:
Wi-Fi Direct is available when the optional wireless adapter is installed.
NOTE:
Only printing function is available via the Wi-Fi Direct network.
NOTE:
The maximum number of devices that can be connected via the Wi-Fi Direct network is 3.
NOTE:
You cannot connect your mobile device to the Internet via the printer’s Wi-Fi Direct network.
NOTE:
Depending on the device, the channel used to connect the device to the printer via Wi-Fi Direct may differ from the
channel used by the printer to connect to a network via Wi-Fi infrastructure mode. In such a case, simultaneous connection with
Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi infrastructure mode may not work properly.
NOTE:
The printer connected with Wi-Fi Direct supports the following protocols; LPD, Port9100, Web Services on Devices
(WSD) (print), Bonjour (mDNS), SNMPv1/v2c, Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool.
Setting Up Wi-Fi Direct
To use Wi-Fi Direct, you need to first set up the Wi-Fi Direct settings from the operator panel of the printer. To
connect the mobile device to the printer via Wi-Fi Direct, select the SSID of the printer from the list of wireless
networks on the mobile device and enter the passphrase necessary for connection.
Setting Up the Printer
1
Press the (
Menu
) button.
2
Press the button until
Admin Settings
is highlighted, and then press the (
Set
) button.
3
Press the button until
Network
is highlighted, and then press the (
Set
) button.
4
Press the button until
Wi-Fi Direct
is highlighted, and then press the (
Set
) button.
5
Ensure that
Wi-Fi Direct
is highlighted, and then press the (
Set
) button.