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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.

  1. Start 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].

  2. Select 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.

  3. Click [Printer Driver].

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

  5. Click [Next >].

  6. Click [Connected via LAN].

  7. Click [Next >].

  8. Click the plus mark next to a printer name.

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

  10. Click [Add].

    The [Add Port] dialog box appears.

  11. Click [Network Printer].

  12. Click [OK].

  13. Select a shared printer.

  14. Click [OK].

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

    Installation starts.

  16. Click [Finish].

  17. Check 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