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Setting Up a Client Computer

Follow the procedure below to configure a computer as a client computer and connect it to the shared printer. Make this setting when installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM provided.

Important

  • For Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0, log on as an administrator (a user with an administrator right).

Note

  • Configure a computer connected to the network where the print server is connected.

1Start Windows, and then insert the "Drivers & Manual" CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Note

  • Quit all other applications currently running.

  • When starting Windows, a wizard for adding new hardware may open. If this happens, click [Cancel]. Check again that the power is off, and then proceed to step 2.

  • When the CD-ROM is inserted, the [Drivers and Manual] dialog box appears. If it does not, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon under [My Computer] or [Explorer], and then double-click [SETUP.EXE].

2Select a language for the interface, and then click [OK].

The following languages are available:

Deutsch (German), English (English), Espanol (Spanish), Francais (French), Italiano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch) The default interface language is English.

3Click [Printer Driver].

4Read the license agreement, and then click [I accept the agreement.].

5Click [Next >].

6Click [Connected via LAN].

7Click [Next >].

8Click the plus mark next to a printer name.

9Click [Port:] under [Printer Name:].

10Click [Add].

The [Add Port] dialog box appears.

11Click [Network Printer].

12Click [OK].

13Select a shared printer.

14Click [OK].

15Check that [<\\servername\sharedprintername>] appears after [Port:].

Installation starts.

16Click [Finish].

17Check the installation result, and then click [Finish].

Note

  • If the message prompting you to restart the computer appears, restart the computer.

Reference

  • For details about installing the printer driver, see "Installing the Printer Driver", the Setup Guide.

  • Setting Up a Server