Before You Install
Installation Guide 9
Will you connect the printer to the network using a print server?
Printers with only a USB connection can be used over a network if the printer USB port
is connected to a print server and the print server is connected to the network. To use a
print server for networked printing, see
"Network Installation Using a Print Server &
Bidirectional Communication".
Will you connect the printer to the PC using a wireless connection?
Printers can be wirelessly connected to a PC or to a network, using a wireless print
server. To use a wireless connection for the printer, see
"Wireless Network Connection".
Will you install more than one printer on a PC?
Do you want to send cards from one PC to two or more printers? You can install several
printers on a PC, using a variety of connection methods.
To read suggestions for successfully using more than one printer from a PC, see
"Installing More than One Printer on a PC".
Will you install one printer on the network, and print to it from several PC?
You can connect one printer to several PCs on a network. There are no special concerns
when sending cards from several PCs.
Do you want to use a printer pool, where the PC distributes the cards to the
first available printer?
A printer pool collects all the card printers installed on one PC into a group and sends
cards to the next available printer. To set up and use a printer pool, see "Printer Pooling".
Do you want to install the printer on one PC, and use it from another PC on
the network (called printer sharing)?
Printer sharing is a Windows feature that permits using resources on a different PC,
when both PCs are installed on the same network. To install and use a shared printer,
see
"Shared Printers".
Do you want to use a newer driver in place of the one currently installed?
See "Updates, Upgrades, and More" for information about updates.
