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USBPrinterinstall

The document provides instructions for installing a USB printer on a MSS II network printer server. It details downloading the latest drivers, uninstalling any existing local printer drivers, adding the printer via the network printer option in Windows, selecting the MSS II as the network printer, installing drivers from the downloaded folder, and printing a test page. It also notes that the process needs to be completed on every computer and discusses issues that can arise from existing local printer drivers.

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USBPrinterinstall

The document provides instructions for installing a USB printer on a MSS II network printer server. It details downloading the latest drivers, uninstalling any existing local printer drivers, adding the printer via the network printer option in Windows, selecting the MSS II as the network printer, installing drivers from the downloaded folder, and printing a test page. It also notes that the process needs to be completed on every computer and discusses issues that can arise from existing local printer drivers.

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USB Printer Installation

The USB ports on the back of the MSS II perform the same basic function as the USB
ports on your local computer. We supply connection over your network and we allow
data to pass through to your printer. The MSS II does not buffer any of the data you send
to your printer.

Always go to your printer manufacturer’s web site and download the latest drivers and
software first before installing on the MSS II.

If your printer was installed previously to your local computer you need to uninstall the
driver first, and then delete the printer from the list before trying to connect it to the MSS
II on the network.

Most USB printers, drivers, and they’re software are built, and configured for connection
to the local PC you are currently working on.

In most cases certain software features included with your USB printer won’t be
available after connecting the printer to a network.

Connecting an all in one Fax, Scanner, Printer, to the MSS II is not recommended. (The
printer function will probably work, but the FAX, and Scanner won’t.)
If you are connecting an all in one USB printer to your network with a USB print server
the Fax and Scanner functions probably will not work either. If the work load warrants it
your best solution in this case would be an all in one network printer.

When adding a printer to the USB ports on the back of the MSS II, the MSS II must be
configured with a static IP address first.

If you choose to connect your printer with your MSS II configured as DHCP it is very
likely you’re printer will loose connection with its driver any time the MSS II, your
router, or your local PC, is restarted on the network.

To install your USB printer on the MSS II you must have the latest drivers downloaded
and unzipped into a folder on your system before continuing.

1. Click on Start>Settings>Printers and Faxes.


2. When the printers and faxes page opens click add a printer.
3. When the add printer wizard opens click next.
4. Select the network printer option and click next.

5. When the Specify a Network Printer box displays click on connect to this printer
and enter the name of your MSS II and your printer in the field, and click next.

Do not use the name in the example above; add the name of your server, and printer
in the name field.

6. Click OK to search for a printer driver.


7. If your printer is in the list provided by Windows, find your model and click OK. If
your model is not listed click on Have Disk and then click OK.

8. When the install from disk screen displays click on browse.

9. When the locate file screen displays go to the folder where you unzipped your
printer drivers and look for a file with a .inf extension. (This is the information file
that Windows needs to authenticate and identify your printer.) Click open after you
have located the file.

10. The install from disk field should display the name of your printer. If it is correct,
click OK.
11. If the printer and driver are recognized properly the name of your printer will
display in the following field, click on OK to continue.

12. Once the driver is installed Windows will ask if you want to use this as the default
printer. Select yes and then click next.

13. When the completion screen displays click on finish and print a test page to make
sure your printer and drivers are connected properly.
14. The above driver installation procedure will have to be completed on every
computer on your network.

More gotcha’s regarding printer drivers.


If your printer was previously installed and working on your local PC, Windows may
have trouble recognizing your printer out on the network when the local printer driver
remains in the Windows registry. You can run through the Windows un-install
process for your printer, but it doesn’t always remove the local USB printer driver.
So you run through the network printer install procedure mentioned above and
everything seems to be OK until Windows says that it can’t find your printer. That’s
because the old driver is still loaded and Windows is looking for your printer to be
connected to the USB port on your computer. Or Windows completes the install and
everything seems to be OK, you printed a test page, and after rebooting your
computer Windows no longer recognizes your printer on the network. Windows
probably re-loaded the local USB printer driver and it expects the printer to be
available on the last USB port it was connected to locally.
So what are my options?
Contact your printer manufacturer and have them help you remove the printer driver
from the local computer that is giving you trouble.
Connect the printer back to the local computer.
Purchase a USB print server.
Purchase a network printer and print server if you are to have a heavy print workload.

If you are having problems printing after using your printer regularly on the MSS II
and nothing has changed on your network. Remove the printer from the MSS II, and
diagnose it on your PC first before re-connecting it to the MSS II.

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