Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
From the Start menu, click [Control Panel].
Select the printer functions from [Hardware and Sound].
- In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [View devices and printers] under [Hardware and Sound]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in an icon view, double-click [Devices and Printers].
- In Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Hardware and Sound] under [Printer]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.
Select Add a printer.
- In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Add a printer].
- In Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Add a printer].
In Windows Vista:
In Windows Server 2008:
The [Add printer] Wizard appears.
Click [Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer].
Connected printers are detected.
In the window showing the search result, click [The printer that I want isn't listed].
In [Select a shared printer by name], enter the URL for the machine in the following format, then click [Next].
- http://<IP address of this machine>/ipp
Example: http://192.168.1.20/ipp
- When specifying to use IPPS printing, enter "https://[host name].[domain name]/ipp".
For [host name]. [domain name], specify the host name and domain name registered for the DNS server being used. - If the certificate for the machine is not the one issued by the certifying authority, you must register the certificate for the machine on the Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 system as the certificate by "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" for the computer account.
- When registering the certificate in the machine, check that the certificate shows [host name]. [domain name] as the common name.
Click [Have Disk...].
Click [Browse...].
Select the folder on the CD-ROM containing the desired printer driver, then click [Open].
- Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver, PS driver, and XPS driver
Click [OK].
The [Printers] list appears.
Click [OK].
Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.
- If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].
Click [Finish].
After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers] or [Devices and Printers] window.
Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
This completes the installation process of the printer driver. Once the settings for the printer have been configured, you can use the printer in the same way as a general local printer.