Dell S3840cdn - Setting Up the Printer Using Dell Printer Easy Install (Windows Only)

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The printer is ready for use after tapping Done on the Install Complete screen that
appears at the end of the settings.
Setting Up the Printer Using Dell Printer Easy Install
(Windows
®
Only)
NOTE:
• To set up the printer as a wireless printer, see "Configuring the Wireless Settings".
• To set up the printer connected with Macintosh computers or Linux computers, see "Installing
Printer Drivers on Macintosh Computers" or "Installing Printer Drivers on Linux Computers (CUPS)"
respectively.
Basic Setup
To set up the printer, you can use the Dell Printer Easy Install program on the computer
running a Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system.
The program first searches for the printer and grasps how the printer is connected to the
computer. Based on that information, the program will automatically install the drivers
and software to your computer.
Before starting this basic setup, make sure that the printer is turned on, and ensure the
cable connections as follows:
To set up the printer as a network (wired) printer, connect the Ethernet cable to the
printer.
To set up the printer as a USB printer, connect the USB cable to the printer.
NOTE:
• To enable the automatic search for network printers on the computer running a client operating
system (Windows Vista
®
, Windows
®
7, Windows
®
8, Windows
®
8.1 or Windows
®
10), go to Control
Panel J Network and Internet J Network and Sharing Center J Advanced sharing settings, and
set Network discovery for the current network profile to Turn on network discovery.
1 Insert the Software and Documentation disc provided with the printer into your
computer.
The Dell Printer Easy Install program launches automatically.
NOTE:
• If the Dell Printer Easy Install program does not launch automatically, follow the procedure
below.
The following procedure uses Windows
®
10 as an example.
a Right-click the Start button, and then click Run.
b Enter D:\Setup.exe (where D is the drive letter of the optical drive), and then
click OK.
2 On the Dell Printer Easy Install window, click Next. Dell Printer Easy Install begins to
search for your printer.