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Quick Web Printing with the 4600N 23
GETTING STARTED
QUICK WEB PRINTING
WITH THE 4600N
The fastest way to begin printing over the network is to use
NEC’s PrintAgent software and a web browser. This section
tells how to set up NEC PrintAgent Remote Printing.
To use Remote Printing, you must have the following on
your computer:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or above
• The Windows 95/98 or Windows NT operating system
Setting the Printer’s IP Address
There are several ways to do this. The steps below show how
to use the Operator Panel to set your printer’s IP Address.
1. Press the Online button of the Operator Panel. OFFLINE
appears on the display.
2. Press the Menu button to enter menu mode. CONTROL
appears on the display.
3. Press the Next button until COMMUNICATIONS appears
on the display, and press the Select button.
4. Press the Next button until NETWORK appears on the
display, and press the Select button.
5. Press the Next button until TCP/IP appears on the display,
and press the Select button.
6. Press the Next button until NET ADDRESS appears on the
display, and press the Select button.
7. Use the Operator Panel buttons to set values for each of
the 12 digits in this manner.
First press Next to set the cursor to the first digit.
For the first digit, press Select to increment to the correct
value. Then press Next to move to the next digit and
press Select to increment to its correct value. Continue
until all twelve digits are set. When the final digit is set,
press Next to confirm the Net Address you set and then
press Select.
8. Press Menu to exit menu mode and press Online to
bring the printer online.
9. To validate any changes to network settings, you must
turn the printer off, and then on again.
Easy Remote Printing Setup
Once the IP address is assigned to the printer, you can go to
the printer’s home page to download and install the NEC
PrintAgent software and driver.
note: For more information on PrintAgent Remote
Printing, see the “SuperScript Color Laser Network
Guide.”
1. Launch your web browser.
2. Enter the Printer’s IP Address as the URL to reach the
Printer Home Page for example
http://131.241.045.027
3. Click on the Install Drivers button to download
PrintAgent software.
4. In the File Download dialog box that appears, check Run
this program from its current location. and then click
OK to begin downloading and installing.
5. During installation, you will be prompted to enter the
URL (IP Address) of your printer so it can be added to
your system as the default printer. When installation is
finished, you can see the special NEC PrintAgent driver
by selecting Settings and then Printers from the
Windows Start menu.
6. Restart for the new driver to take effect.
note: You can also install Remote Printing software
from the SuperScript 4600N CD.
The Printers Window