One of my clients had a problem installing his network scanner on his new Dell 3115cn Multi Function printer/scan/fax. Sounded simple enough. Just run the install disk and the scanner will simply set up. Not so fast. After installing the printer, the scanner simply would not work. I tried, and tried, but ended up making the dreaded call to Dell Service. After a long discussion I found out that this machine can not scan over a network out of the box. The supplied software as well as the downloadable software does not work. And forget about scanning from your desktop it isn't going to happen. now that I know how to set one up I thought I'd share the process with you.

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Network Scanner set up for a Dell 3115cn printer/scanner/fax

Things you will need:

• The IP address of the client you will scan to
  • Click start, then Run ( or in Win7 simply enter CMD) then CMD
  • Once you have the command window, type 'ipconfig' Write down the IP address, it should look like 192.168.xxx.xxx
• You will need the “Login Name” of the user
  • When you typed in “CMD” it will open a black screen and return a line that looks like this;
  • c:documents and settingsxxxxxx (where xxxxxx is your “Login Name”)
• Create a folder called “dellscan” in the root of drive C.
  • It should look like c:dellscan
    • Not sure how to do this then Google “how to create folders in Windows”
• The '”dellscan” folder must be shared with read write access
  • Not sure how to do this then Google “how to share a folder in Windows”
• IP address of the Dell 3115cn Network printer/scanner/fax
  • This can be obtained by printing a configuration report from the printer. See your manual for details.

Now that we have all the things we need we can log on to the printer and make the needed changes.

Open your internet browser and type the printer IP address into the address bar.

A log in screen will appear. Type admin for the username, leave the password blank.

You have now logged on to the printer.

On the left-hand column Click on “Address Book”

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On the top tabs click on “Server Address”

Select “add”

ID - (Prefilled in)

Name - (Enter your name, The one you want to appear on the scanner)

Server Type: SMB

Server Address: Enter the IP address of the client computer not the printer

Server Port Number: 139

Login Name: the login name of the client computer (see above)

Login Password: skip this

Share Name: dellscan

Server Path: Skip this

Click apply setting and your done.

Now head over to the scanner and you should see your name on the list when you “scan to computer” When the document is scanned it will go to the C:dellscan folder. Remember to make a shortcut on your desktop to make this easier to find your scans.

I hope this helps you save some time and money setting this unit up. Overall it’s a nice printer/scanner/fax, but what were they thinking when they wrote the drivers.

Thanks again

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• Pros

  Fast. Prints, scans, faxes from a PC, and works as a standalone copier, fax machine, and digital sender.

• Cons

  Imposingly large for a small office. Text is below par for a laser, although good enough for most business needs.

• Bottom Line

  The Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn delivers on features, but you have to navigate a clumsy setup procedure and live with a clunky design.

Inelegant. That's the word that comes to mind when describing the Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn ($899 direct). It encompasses nearly everything about the printer—from its clunky physical design to its clumsy setup procedure to its overly long name. But inelegant or not, the 3115cn delivers performance, quality, and features appropriate for a small office or workgroup—which makes it worth overlooking its clunkiness and considering it anyway.

Most sub-$1,000 laser all-in-ones (AIOs)—both color and monochrome—follow the same overall physical form: A scanner hovers over a printer output bin, with the two pieces designed to look like a single, fully integrated whole. The 3115cn's scanner is, indeed, above the output bin, but it looks like a bolted-on afterthought built by a carpenter; it rests atop two supports, each one the size and shape of a 2-by-4.

The effect is that the 3115cn looks like it should come apart, so you can move it around in two relatively small pieces. It doesn't. This means you have to take the 79.4-pound, 28.7- by 18.1- by 22.4-inch (HWD) AIO out of the box as one unit. The size and weight distribution all but guarantee that you'll want some help moving it into place, even if you're a weightlifter who considers 80 pounds easy.

The 3115cn's physical setup is reasonably typical for a low-cost, color laser AIO, except that Dell ships each toner cartridge in its own sealed bag, instead of shipping them in place—an increasingly common practice for laser printers and AIOs. Simply remove the packing materials, install the cartridges, load paper, connect the cable and power cord, and turn the printer on.

Once you run the automated installation routine, you'll be ready to print, fax from your PC, or use the 3115cn as a standalone copier or fax machine. You won't be able to e-mail (by way of either a standard ISP or your own e-mail server) until you set up the feature manually. And if you're connecting over a network, as I did for my tests, you won't be able to scan, either.

That's a moderately serious problem, because there's no hint in the setup foldout that you need to set these features up separately, much less any information about where to find instructions to do so. I'd argue that, ideally, both features should be set up as part of the automated installation. The next best scenario would be for Dell to include the steps in the setup foldout. But for the foldout to not even mention that you need to set them up separately is an unacceptable oversight.

The 3115cn deserves high praise for its performance. It finished our business applications suite in 11 minutes 27 seconds (timed with QualityLogic's hardware and software, www.qualitylogic.com); That's not only a new record for sub-$1,000 color laser AIOs, but a significant jump over the previous first-place time of 15:55, by the Brother MFC-9420CN. And it's far faster than the current Editors' Choice, the Epson AcuLaser CX11NF, which finished the suite in 18:30.

The 3115cn's output quality isn't as impressive as its speed, but it's good enough for most business purposes. Text quality is below par for a laser, with no fonts qualifying as easily readable at 4 points, and fewer than half qualifying at 5 points. But all the fonts in our suite that you're likely to use in business documents are easily readable, with well-formed characters, at 6 points, and even the most heavily stylized font, with unusually thick strokes, needs only 12 points. Unless you have an unusual need for small fonts, the 3115cn can handle any text you need to print.

Graphics quality is easily good enough for any internal business need, including those such as printing PowerPoint handouts. But I'd hesitate to use it for anything intended for an important client, or for things such as trifold brochures, because of a tendency to leave small white gaps between areas of solid color—such as the wedges in a pie chart, for example. Photo quality is easily good enough for any business need, such as printing client newsletters or Web pages with photos.

I'd like the 3115cn better if Dell had put more effort into streamlining its setup procedure. But once you get past the initial installation, and assuming you can live with its less than sleek design, the 3115cn offers stellar performance, reasonable output quality, and more features than you'll find in most of the competition.

See how the Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn measures up to similar systems in our side-by-side laser AIO comparison chart.

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Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn

Bottom Line: The Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn delivers on features, but you have to navigate a clumsy setup procedure and live with a clunky design.

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