Preparing the Machine

 

 

Reference

 

 

A message appears if there is a newer version of the printer driver already

 

 

installed. If there is, you cannot install the printer driver using Auto Run. If

 

 

you still want to install the printer driver, use [Add Printer]. See “When a Mes-

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sage Appears during Installation of the Printer Driver”, Trouble Shooting.

 

 

 

Installing the PCL or RPCS Printer Driver (IPP)

Important

To install printer driver under Windows 2000 / XP Professional, Windows Serv- er 2003, and Windows NT 4.0, you must have an account that has Manage Print- ers permission. Log on as an Administrators or Power Users group member.

A Quit all applications currently running.

B Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

The installer starts.

C Select an interface language, and then click [OK].

The default interface language is English.

D E

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Click [PCL/RPCS Printer Drivers].

The software license agreement appears in the [License Agreement] dialog box.

After reading the agreement, click [I accept the agreement.], and then click [Next >].

Select a printer driver you want to use in the [Select Program] dialog box.

You can select several printer drivers.

G Select the machine model you want to use.

The printer name can be changed in the [Change settings for 'Printer Name'] box.

H Double-click the printer name to display the printer settings.

The details shown in [Comment:], [Driver:], and [Port:] vary depending on the operating system, printer model, and port.

I Click [Port:], and then click [Add].

J Click [SmartDeviceMonitor], and then click [OK]. K Click [IPP].

L In the [Printer URL] box, enter “http://printer's address/printer” as the print- er's address.

If the server authentication is issued, to enable SSL (a protocol for encrypted communication), enter “https://printer's address/printer” (Internet Explorer 5.01, or a higher version must be installed).

(example IP address: 192.168.15.16)

http://192.168.15.16/printer

https://192.168.15.16/printer

You can enter “http://printer's address/ipp” as the printer's address.

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