Installation Using an LPR/Port 9100 Connection

In Windows 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019

You can install the printer driver by automatically detecting the printer on the network or by creating a new port.

1. Insert the driver DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.

2. Open [Devices and Printers].

   For information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open Devices and Printers] .

3. Select Add a printer.

   The [Add a printer] wizard appears.

4. Select your machine from the list, then click [Next].

   If no printers are detected, restart this machine.

   Use the IP address to confirm the printer that you want to connect to.

   It may take some time to finish searching the entire list of printers.

   

5. Click [Have Disk...].

6. Click [Browse...].

7. Specify the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD, then click [Open].

   Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
   Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS driver

8. Click [OK].

   The [Printers] list appears.

9. Click [Next].

10. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

    If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

11. Click [Finish].

12. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Devices and Printers] window.

13. Eject the DVD from the disk drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.

The procedure for installing the printer driver by creating a new port is as follows:

1. Insert the driver DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.

2. Open [Devices and Printers].

   For information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open Devices and Printers] .

3. Select Add a printer.

4. In the window showing the detected printer, click [The printer that I want isn't listed].

5. Click [Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings].

6. Click [Create a new port:], then select [Standard TCP/IP Port].

7. Click [Next].

8. Select [TCP/IP Device], then enter the IP address.

9. Click [Next].

10. Click [Have Disk...].

11. Click [Browse...].

12. Specify the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD, then click [Open].

    Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS driver

13. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

14. Click [Next].

15. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

    If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

16. Click [Finish].

17. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Devices and Printers] window.

18. Eject the DVD from the disk drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.

In Windows 7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2

You can install the printer driver by automatically detecting the printer on the network or by creating a new port.

The procedure for installing the printer driver by automatically detecting the printer on the network is as follows:

1. Insert the driver DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.

2. Open [Devices and Printers].

   For information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open Devices and Printers] .

3. Select Add a printer.

   In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Add a printer].

   

   In Windows Server 2008, click [Add a printer].

   

   The [Add a printer] wizard appears.

4. Click [Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer].

   Connected printers are detected.

5. Select your machine from the list, then click [Next].

   If no printers are detected, restart this machine.

   Use the IP address to confirm the printer that you want to connect to.

   It may take some time to finish searching the entire list of printers.

   

6. Click [Have Disk...].

7. Click [Browse...].

8. Specify the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD, then click [Open].

   Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
   Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS driver

9. Click [OK].

   The [Printers] list appears.

10. Click [Next].

11. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

    If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

12. Click [Finish].

13. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in [Devices and Printers].

14. Eject the DVD from the disk drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.

The procedure for installing the printer driver by creating a new port is as follows:

1. Insert the driver DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.

2. Open [Devices and Printers].

   For information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open Devices and Printers] .

3. Select Add a printer.

   In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Add a printer].

   

   In Windows Server 2008, click [Add a printer].

   

   The [Add a printer] wizard appears.

4. Click [Add a local printer].

   The [Choose a printer port] dialog box appears.

5. Click [Create a new port:], then select [Standard TCP/IP Port].

6. Click [Next].

7. Select [TCP/IP Device], then enter the IP address.

8. Click [Next].

   If the [More Port Information Required] window appears, proceed to step 9.

   If the [Install the printer driver] dialog box appears, proceed to step 12.

9. Select [Custom], and then click [Settings...].

10. Change the settings according to the port, and then click [OK].

    For an LPR connection, select the [LPR] check box, then enter "Print" in [Queue Name:]. You must be careful to use the correct case (upper or lower) when entering letters.

    For Port 9100 connection, select the [Raw] check box, and then enter a RAW port number (initial setting: [9100]) [Port Number:].

    If both LPR and Port 9100 are enabled on this machine, the printer driver is connected to this machine using LPR.

11. Click [Next].

    The [Install the printer driver] dialog box appears.

12. Click [Have Disk...].

13. Click [Browse...].

14. Specify the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD, then click [Open].

    Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS driver

15. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

16. Click [Next].

17. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

    If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

18. Click [Finish].

19. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in [Devices and Printers].

20. Eject the DVD from the disk drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.