Installation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Brady Network Card
- Brady Network Card Installation
- First Time Installation for WiFi Printing
- 1. Make sure your printer and your PC are NOT connected with a USB cable.
- 2. Insert the Brady Printer Drivers CD into the CD drive of your computer.
- 3. Turn the printer on..
- 4. Click the printer model you are installing.
- 5. Click Next.
- 6. If your printer and PC are still connected with a USB cable, DISCONNECT it now.
- 7. Click Next.
- 8. Click First time install for network driver. (This is selected by default.)
- 9. Click Next.
- 10. Check that your printer is powered on and that the Brady Network Card LED is solid green.
- 11. Connect the printer to your PC with a USB cable.
- 12. Click Yes, now and every time I connect a device radio button, then click Next.
- 13. Click Install software automatically (Recommended) radio button, then click Next.
- 14. When completed, click Finish to close the wizard.
- 15. Click Next.
- 16. Click Wireless, then click Next.
- 17. In the Printer Description field, enter an easy-to-identify name/description for this network connection. You can use any alphanumeric characters.
- 18. Click Next.
- 19. Click Next
- 20. Choose the network that your PC is currently connected to, then click Next.
- 21. Enter the passkey for the selected network.
- 22. Click Next
- 23. Click Next.
- 24. Aftr reading it, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next to continue.
- 25. Click the assigned network printer name.
- 26. Click Next.
- 27. In the Manufacturer field , click on Brady (the manufacturers are in alphabetical order); then, in the Model field, click the printer to install.
- 28. Click Next.
- 29. Once the Bonjour Printer wizard completes, click Finish.
- 30. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
- First Time Installation for Ethernet Printing
- 1. Make sure your printer and your PC are NOT connected with a USB cable.
- 2. Insert the Brady Printer Drivers CD into the CD drive of your computer.
- 3. Turn the printer on.
- 4. Click printer model you are installing.
- 5. Click Next.
- 6. If your printer and PC are still connected with a USB cable, DISCONNECT it now.
- 7. Click Next.
- 8. Click First time install for network driver. (This is selected by default.)
- 9. Click Next.
- 10. Check that your printer printer is powered on, and that the Brady Network Card LED is solid green.
- 11. Connect the printer to your PC with a USB cable.
- 12. Click Yes, now and every time I connect a device radio button, then click Next.
- 13. Click Install software automatically (Recommended) radio button, then click Next.
- 14. When completed, click Finish to close the wizard.
- 15. Click Next.
- 16. Click Ethernet radio button.
- 17. Click Next.
- 18. In the Printer Description field, enter an easy-to-identify name/description for this network connection. You can use any alphanumeric characters.
- 19. Click Next.
- 20. Verify that your printer and PC are connected to the same network. When verified, click Next.
- Figure 1 • Network connections
- 21. When the Ethernet connection is successful, the Bonjour Printer Wizard is launched.
- 22. Click Next.
- 23. Aftr reading it, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next to continue.
- 24. Click the assigned network printer name.
- 25. Click Next.
- 26. In the Manufacturer field , click on Brady (the manufacturers are in alphabetical order); then, in the Model field, click the printer to install.
- 27. Click Next.
- 28. Once the Bonjour Printer wizard completes, click Finish.
- 29. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
- Bluetooth Printing from Mobile Phones
- Installation for Additional PC’s
- 1. Insert the Brady Universal Printer Driver CD into the CD drive of your computer.
- 2. Click the printer model you are installing.
- 3. Click Next.
- 4. Click Install network driver for additional PC’s.
- 5. Click Next.
- 6. After verifying that the printer is powered on and the Brady Network Card is functioning properly (signified by the green light), click Next.
- 7. Click Next.
- 8. Aftr reading it, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next to continue.
- 9. Click the assigned network printer name.
- 10. Click Next.
- 11. In the Manufacturer field , click on Brady (the manufacturers are in alphabetical order); then, in the Model field, click the printer to install.
- 12. Click Next.
- 13. If Brady cannot be found in the Manufacturer field, click Have Disk.
- 14. Browse the supplied CD and locate the .INF file for your printer model.
- 15. Once the Bonjour Printer wizard completes, click Finish.
- 16. The Brady Printer Installation is completed. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
- Installing the USB Driver Only
- 1. Make sure your printer and your PC are NOT connected with a USB cable.
- 2. Insert the Brady Printer Drivers CD into the CD drive of your computer.
- 3. Turn the printer on.
- 4. Click the printer model you are installing.
- 5. Click Next.
- 6. If your printer and PC are still connected with a USB cable, DISCONNECT it now.
- 7. Click Next.
- 8. Click Install USB Driver Only radio button.
- 9. Click Next.
- 10. Connect the printer to your PC with a USB cable.
- 11. Click Yes, now and every time I connect a device radio button, then click Next.
- 12. Click Install software automatically (Recommended) radio button, then click Next.
- 13. When completed, click Finish to close the wizard.
- 14. Click Next.
- 15. When the Brady Network Card Configuration Utility and USB Driver are successfully installed, click Finish.
- First Time Installation for Adhoc Printing
- 1. Install USB driver.
- 2. Establish adhoc connection
- 3. Install network driver
- Install USB Driver
- Establish Adhoc Connection
- 1. Open the Brady Network Card Configuration Utility by choosing Start>Programs>Brady>Brady Network Card>Brady Network Card Configuration Utility.
- 2. Click General Settings tab (if not already displayed).
- 3. Check that Wireless is enabled. If it is disabled, click Enable to enable WiFi settings.
- 4. Click Ad-hoc radio button and enter SSID (network name) and channel. Leave Channel as Auto.
- 5. Click Connect.
- 6. Choose Start>Connect To>Wireless Network Connection>View Wireless Networks.
- 7. Click the SSID (network name) entered earlier. The icon indicates that it is a peer-to-peer connection.
- 8. Click Connect.
- Install Network Driver
- First Time Installation for WiFi Printing
- Troubleshooting
- Brady Network Card Configuration Utility
- 1. Choose Start>Programs>Brady>Brady Network Card>Brady Network Card Configuration Utility.
- General Settings
- Network Settings
- WiFi Settings
- Bluetooth Settings
- 1. In the Device Name field, highlight the default name, then enter a new name directly over the highlighted text.
- 1. Click the down arrow in the Mode field to select the mode of operation of your Bluetooth connection.
- 1. Click Change Pin button.
- 2. In the New PIN: field, enter the new PIN.
- 3. In the Confirm PIN: field, re-enter the new PIN.
- 4. Click OK to accept the new PIN and return to the Bluetooth Settings tab.
- 5. Click OK again to accept changes and exit the dialog box.
- Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset
- 1. Access the Brady website at www.bradyid.com.
- 2. Click Customer & Tech Support
- 3. Under Product & Software Downloads, click the the Brady Network Card firmware upgrade.
- 4. In the list presented, click the upgrade you wish to download, then click button.
- 5. On the File Download screen, click Save.
- 6. Using standard Windows procedures, determine the directory in which you want to save the download data.
- 7. On the Firmware Upgrade tab of the Configuration utility screen, click button.
- 8. Find the directory in which you saved the download ZIP file, then click Open.
- 9. On the Firmware Upgrade/Factory Reset tab, click button.
- 10. Click OK to accept changes and exit the dialog box.
- Factory Reset
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Brady Network Card
Brady Network Card LED Light
Brady Netwwork Card Installation Guide
Brady Network Card
Brady Network Card LED Light
The changing colors of the LED light on the Brady Network Card signifies the following:
Color Status
Solid Green Card is functioning normally, status is OK.
Blinking Orange The firmware is corrupted and it needs t
o be upgraded. Use the Brady
Network Card Configuration Utility to upgrade the firmware. (See
page 55 for information on dow
nloading new firmware.)
Blinking Green Firmware upgrade is i
n progress.
Solid Red Card failure. There is no commun
ication between the Brady Network
Card and the printer. Contact your system administrator.
Blinking Red An error is detected in the curren
t operation of the Brady Network
Card. Check the current operation.