Installation Using a SMB 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.

   Select a printer from "\\NetBIOS-name\print-service-name".
   You can confirm the NetBIOS name and print service name in [SMB Print Setting] ( [SMB Server Settings] ) on this machine.

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

   

5. Click [OK].

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 [OK].

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 the [Devices and Printers] window.

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.

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 [Local Port].

7. Click [Next].

8. Specify the IP address and port.

   Enter "\\NetBIOS-name\print-service-name" in the [Port Name] box.

   For the NetBIOS name and print service name, enter the name specified in [SMB Print Setting] ( [SMB Server Settings] ) on this machine.

9. Click [OK].

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.

   Select a printer from "\\NetBIOS-name\print-service-name".
   You can confirm the NetBIOS name and print service name in [SMB Print Setting] ( [SMB Server Settings] ) on this machine.

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

   

6. Click [OK].

7. Click [Have Disk...].

8. Click [Browse...].

9. 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

10. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

11. Click [OK].

12. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

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

13. Click [Finish].

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

15. 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 [Local Port].

6. Click [Next].

7. Specify the IP address and port.

   Enter "\\NetBIOS-name\print-service-name" in the [Port Name] box.

   For the NetBIOS name and print service name, enter the name specified in [SMB Print Setting] ( [SMB Server Settings] ) on this machine.

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 the [Custom] check box, then click [Settings...].

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

11. Click [Next] or [OK].

    The [Install the printer driver] dialog box appears.

12. Click [Have Disk...].

13. Click [Browse...].

14. Select a desired printer driver folder in the DVD, and 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.