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11
DYMO LabelWriter 550
User Guide
Step 4. Connecting the Printer to your Computer
All three printer models can connect to your computer with the USB cable
supplied. The LabelWriter 550 Turbo and LabelWriter 5XL can also be connected
to a local area network (LAN) with an Ethernet cable.
Connecting the Printer Directly to your Computer
You can connect the printer directly to your computer using a USB cable. Use only
a DYMO USB cable with part number 1997364, available from Customer Support
if you do not already have one.
Do not connect the printer to your computer until after the software
installation is complete.
To connect to the printer directly to your computer
1 At the end of the software installation, connect the
printer to your computer.
a Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the
back of the printer.
b Plug the other end of the cable into an available
USB port on your computer.
2 Press to turn on the power, if necessary.
The USB status light on the front of the printer will be on.
3 Start DYMO Connect for Desktop software.
macOS: If the printer is not in the printer list when the installation is complete, refer
to the macOS instructions on how to add it.
Connecting the Printer to a Local Area Network
The LabelWriter 550 Turbo and 5XL models can be connected to a local area
network with a LAN cable (not included). All computers that will print over the
network must have DYMO Connect for Desktop software installed.
To connect using a wired LAN
1 Plug the LAN cable into the LAN port on the back
of the printer.
2 Plug the other end of the cable into an active LAN
port on your network.
3 Press to turn on the power, if necessary.
The LAN status light on the front of the printer
will be on.
4 Download and install DYMO Connect for Desktop on all computers that will
print labels to this printer on the network.
5 In DYMO Connect for Desktop, select Add Network Printer from the File
menu and follow the instructions to add the printer.
If the printer is connected to your computer both through USB and LAN ports, the
printer will show up twice in DYMO Connect for Desktop: once with a LAN
icon and once with a USB icon.
USB
LAN
(LabelWriter
550 Turbo & 5XL)
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