Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ 2355dn Laser MFP User’s Guide
- Contacting Dell
- Finding Information
- Contents
- Unpacking Your Printer
- About Your Printer
- Introducing the Home Screen
- Internal Fonts
- Setting up the hardware
- Installing the Toner Cartridge
- Loading Paper
- Making Connections
- Powering On the Printer
- Dell 2355dn Laser MFP Menu Functions
- Printing the Printer setting and Op-panel Menu setting
- Setting the Machine ID
- Changing the Display Language
- Selecting Country
- Power Save Mode
- Setting the Sound/Volume
- Setting Daylight Savings Time (Only for USA)
- Scanner Lamp Power Save Mode
- Changing the Default Mode
- Setting the Time Out Option
- Setting the Job Management
- Setting the Toner Save Mode
- Setting the Timing of Toner Low Alert
- Ignoring Blank Pages
- Ignoring the Toner Low Message (Only for Fax)
- Software Overview
- Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool
- Installing Software in Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
- Uninstalling Software
- Using the Dell Toner Management System
- Printer Settings Utility
- Firmware Update Utility
- Set IP Address Utility
- Paper Handling
- Printing
- Copying
- Scanning
- Scanning Overview
- SmarThru Office
- Scanning Using Dell Scan Manager
- Scanning to a PC Application
- Scanning and Sending an Email
- Scanning and Sending to SMB Server
- Scanning and Sending to FTP Server
- Scanning and Sending Custom Email
- Scan to Fax Server
- Scanning Using the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Driver
- Scanning to the USB Memory
- Managing the USB Memory
- Scan to Email Setup
- Scanning by a network connection
- Setting up Address Book
- Group Numbers
- Changing Default Settings
- Networking
- Faxing
- Macintosh
- Linux
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Installing Accessories
- Specifications
- Index
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Software Overview
After setting up your printer and connecting it to your computer, you must install the drivers
and utilities from the "Installing Software in Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" CD
included with your printer. If you purchased a Dell
TM
computer and your printer at the same
time, the drivers and utilities are automatically installed. You don’t need to install them. The
"Installing Software in Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" CD contains the following:
• Dell Printer PCL driver- allows your computer to communicate with your printer. To use
your printer as a printer in Windows, you must install the printer driver(s). For
information about installing the printer drivers in Windows, see "Installing Software in
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System".
• Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool- enables you to monitor the status of your network
printer without leaving your desk.
• Printer Settings Utility- allows you to set up fax phonebook and the printer's other
options from your computer desktop.
•Dell
Toner Management System- displays the status of the printer and the name of the
job when you send a job to print. The Dell
Toner Management System window also
displays the level of toner remaining and allows you to order replacement toner
cartridges.
• SmarThru Office- this program is the accompanying software for your machine. You can
use this program to scan images or documents. This feature can be used via the local
connection or the network connection.
• Scan Driver- TWAIN or Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers are available for
scanning documents on your printer.
• User’s Guide- PDF documentation provides detailed information about using your
printer.
• Set IP- Use this program to set your printer's TCP/IP addresses.
• PS driver- PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. You can use the PostScript driver to
print documents.
• Dell Scan Manager- enables you to scan a document on your printer and save it to a
network-connected computer.
• Linux driver- enables you to print and scan in a Linux environment.
• Macintosh printer driver- enables you to use your printer with a Macintosh computer.
• Firmware Update Utility- use this program to update your machine’s firmware. See
"Minimum Requirements"
.
• Status Monitor- This program allows you to monitor the printer’s status and alerts you
when an error occurs during printing.
• LDAP- enables you to store e-mail addresses in the (LDAP) server. Also,
supports a method
of securing LDAP communication via SSL.
In the Embedded Web Service, you can set the
LDAP server attributes.