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If like me you recently bought a Lexmark S508 Printer, you may be trying to work out how to install it so it works via wireless. I finally did so after the supplied drivers didn't seem to do the trick. Here is a simple guide on how to do it:

1. Setup the Printer so that it connects to your wireless network
2. Verify that the Wireless light is Green.
3. Press the Tools button on the Printer. And then scroll down on the screen to "TCP/IP". Write down the IP address.
4. Work out whether you have b/g Wireless Printer or a b/g/n Printer. If its more expensive, it's probably the latter. However, you can work out by pressing the "Settings" button (shaped like a spanner) and then scrolling down to Network Setup on the screen. Print the setting page. The Wireless type is indicated in the top left-hand corner.
5. Download the Firmware Update from the Lexmark Printer support page for the S508.
6. When this has installed, double-click on the file to mount it. Then double-click on the Firmware updater. The updated won't be able to find the printer. Instead manually enter the IP address you wrote down in step 3.
7. Download the latest Printer Drivers from Lexmark.
8. Install these. The drivers should be able to find the Printer
9. Enjoy your nice shiny new Lexmark printer...!