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Installation using an LPR/Port 9100 connection

Operations required to use this function (For administrators)

Configure the LPR/Port 9100 operating environment.
  • When using port 9100:
    Make sure that the RAW port number has been set. (In normal circumstances, you can use the default settings.) How to configure the setting is explained using Web Connection. For details, refer to Here.
  • When using the LPR:
    Check that LPD is enabled. (Normally, you can use this machine with the default setting.) How to configure the setting is explained using Web Connection. For details, refer to Here.

In Windows Vista/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:

  • Administrator privileges are required to perform this task.
  • Since the printer is searched for during the installation, be sure to connect this machine to the network before turning it on.
  1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
  2. From the Start menu, click [Control Panel].
  3. 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 [Printer] under [Hardware and Sound]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].
  4. 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.

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

    Connected printers are detected.

  6. 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.
  7. Click [Have Disk...].
  8. Click [Browse...].
  9. 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
  10. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

  11. Click [Next].
  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. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM 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:

  • Administrator privileges are required to perform this task.
  • Since the printer is searched for during the installation, be sure to connect this machine to the network before turning it on.
  1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
  2. From the Start menu, click [Control Panel].
  3. 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 [Printer] under [Hardware and Sound]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].
  4. 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:

    [Add printer] appears.

  5. Click [Add a local printer].

    The [Choose a printer port] dialog box appears.

  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].
    • If the [Additional Port Information Required] dialog box appears, go to Step 10.
    • If the [Install the printer driver] dialog box appears, go to Step 13.
  10. Select [Custom], and then click [Settings...].
  11. 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 discriminate between upper and lower case letters when entering it.
    • For Port 9100 connection, select the [Raw] check box, and then enter a RAW port number (initial setting: [9100]) in [Port Number:].
    • If both LPR and Port 9100 are enabled on this machine, the printer driver is connected to this machine using LPR.
  12. Click [Next].

    The [Install the printer driver] dialog box appears.

  13. Click [Have Disk...].
  14. Click [Browse...].
  15. 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
  16. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

  17. Click [Next].
  18. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.
    • If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].
  19. Click [Finish].
  20. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers] or [Devices and Printers] window.
  21. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.

In Windows XP/Server 2003

  • Administrator privileges are required to perform this task.
  1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
  2. From the Start menu, click [Printers and Faxes].
    • If [Printers and Faxes] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Printers and Other Hardware] - [Printers and Faxes] from the Start menu.
  3. Select Printer Install.
    • In Windows XP, select [Add a printer] from [Printer Tasks].
    • In Windows Server 2003, double-click [Add Printer].

    [Add Printer Wizard] appears.

  4. Click [Next >].
  5. Select [Local printer attached to this computer], then click [Next >].
    • Clear the [Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer] check box.

    The [Select a Printer Port] page appears.

  6. Click [Create a new port:], then select [Standard TCP/IP Port] as the [Type of port:].
  7. Click [Next >].

    [Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] starts.

  8. Click [Next >].
  9. In the [Printer Name or IP Address:] box, enter the IP address for the machine, and then click [Next >].
    • If the [Additional Port Information Required] dialog box appears, go to Step 10.
    • If the [Finish] screen appears, go to Step 13.
  10. Select the [Custom] check box, then click [Settings:].
  11. 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 discriminate between upper and lower case letters when entering it.
    • For Port 9100 connection, select the [Raw] check box, and then enter a RAW port number (initial setting: [9100]) in [Port Number:].
  12. Click [Next >].
  13. Click [Finish].

    [Add Printer Wizard] appears.

  14. Click [Have Disk...].
  15. Click [Browse...].
  16. 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 and PS driver
  17. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

  18. Click [Next >].
  19. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.
    • To use a network connection, perform a test print after the network settings have been configured.
  20. Click [Finish].
  21. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers and Faxes] window.
  22. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.