Pitney Bowes DM550 Series - Manual (Page 104)

6 • Adding Postage
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Managing Your
Postage Funds Refer to the appropriate section listed here for checking funds and account
balances and adding postage when using the Postage By Phone® Meter
Payment System.
Connecting Your Postage Meter to a Local Area Network (LAN)
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Refer to this section if you are using your organization’s Local Area
Network and an approved connection device. This is the recom-
mended method.
Connecting Your Postage Meter to an Analog Phone Line.
If you
do not have a LAN connection, refer to this section to see how to con-
nect your postage meter to an analog line. This shows the recom-
mended connections for when the analog line is close to your mailing
system, and when you have to remove the IntelliLink® Control Center
and take it to a remote location.
Checking Available Funds in Your Meter.
Follow this procedure to
see if you have sufficient funds in your meter.
Checking Your Postage By Phone® System Account Balance.
Follow this procedure to see how many funds are in your account.
Adding the Postage.
Follow this procedure to add postage from your
Postage By Phone® System account to your postage meter.
Postage Pass - Automated Postage Refill.
Follow this procedure to
set up automatic postage refills on your postage meter.
Connecting
Your
Postage
Meter to a
LAN Adding postage funds to your system is fast, easy, and convenient. Con-
nect to the internet (and to Pitney Bowes) using your organization’s Local
Area Network (LAN).
Plug one end of the Ethernet cable (supplied) into the internet source and
the other end into the USB adapter. Plug the USB adapter into one of the
available USB ports on the back of your DM Series™ machine base as
shown here.
Visit www.pb.com/constantconnection for more information.
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NOTE:
If a LAN connection is not available, you can connect via analog phone
line. Refer to 2, Connecting Your Postage Meter to an Analog Line Phone Line
in this chapter for more information.
USB connectors on the
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DM Series™ base
USB network adapter plugs into the
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DM Series™ base USB connector
LAN Internet cable