DataCard SD260

10 Installation Requirements
Network Requirements
To install a printer on a network, the following components are required:
• An Ethernet network that uses the TCP/IP protocol and can run at 100
mega
bits per second, also called 100base-T. Printers also support 10base-T.
• An
Ethernet cable to connect the printer to the
network. An Ethernet cable is
not supplied with the printer.
• A PC that
meet
s the requirements listed above, that is connected to and
communicating with the network.
• You can connect many network printers to one PC. Th
e maximum number of
printers depends on the capacity of the network to deliver data to the printer.
USB Requirements
To install a printer using a USB connection, the following components are
required:
• A hig
h speed USB port. USB 2.0 is recommended.
• A USB cable to connect the printer to the PC. A USB cab
le is supplied with the
printer.
• A PC that meet
s the requirements listed above.
• If you need to connect two card printers to a PC with one USB port, use a
single, independently-powered
USB hub to which both printers can be
connected.
• Up to four card printers can be connected to a PC
using USB cables.