Installation Guide

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SP Series Install e-Guide
• For a wireless connection, a wireless network adapter for the PC.
The wireless network adapter must use the same wireless protocol as the wireless print server (802.11.b.) One
adapter is needed to configure the print server for both ad-hoc and infrastructure modes. If you plan to use ad-
hoc mode, you also need a wireless network adapter for each PC that will use the printer.
• Network configuration utility
The print servers are shipped with the appropriate CD-ROM that includes the print server software you will
need to set up and administer a print server. Network support personnel use utilities to set up and monitor the
network and devices on the network.
• Power supply and power cord for the print server
The power supply and cord are shipped with the print server.
• USB cable to connect the printer and print server
The USB cable is shipped with the print server.
• PC connected to and communicating with the network.
— From the PC, you will set up the printer on the network and verify that the printer is connected to and
communicating with the network. SP Series printers with the Open Card option were also tested with a PC
running the Knoppix Linux Boot CD-ROM (version 3.3).
— Some types of SP Series printers include an Open Card option. For printers without the Open Card option,
you must send print jobs to the printer using the Smart Driver™. (If a previous version of the printer driver is
currently installed on the PC, update the driver following the steps in "Updating the driver" before following
these steps.)
— If you use the Smart Driver™, the PC to run the printer driver must be an X86 MMX-compatible PC, running
Windows XP or Windows Me (preferred) or Windows 2000, Windows 98SE, or Windows NT. (See
"PC and
software requirements" for service pack requirements.) For a wired or wireless infrastructure connection,
the PC must be connected to and working on an Ethernet network.
— More than one PC on the network can print to the printer. All PCs must send cards to a printer in the same
way; either using the Smart Driver™ or using the optional Open Card data format. Datacard® recommends
that one PC be used for administrative tasks, such as running the setup utility and, if needed, Diagnostics.
— When setting up the printer using an operating system with permissions, such as Windows XP, 2000, or NT,
make sure you are logged in as the Administrator. If networking is set up on the PC, log into the network.
— When using the printer from an operating system with permissions, such as Windows XP, 2000, or NT,
users must have the same permissions as for a locally attached printer. (Power users cannot perform all the
tasks required.) See
"Setting printer permissions" for information about permissions.
Prepare the printer for installation
Make sure you have done the following to prepare the printer:
1 Load print ribbon. See Loading print ribbon.
2 Load cards. See Loading cards.
3 Power on the printer. See Powering on the printer.
— If the printer was previously installed on a network, it might take a few moments for the printer to initialize.
— If you power on the printer with the Built-in Ethernet feature, the address mode is DHCP (dynamic host
configuration protocol), and the printer is not connected to a network, the IP address will be blank. You can
change the address mode to Static IP, or you can connect it to a DHCP network after power on and wait a
moment while the printer obtains an IP address.
4 View the status light. When the printer has powered on correctly, the light displays steady green.
5 Make a printer test card. See “Making a printer test card”.