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Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows
®
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3
Select
Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer
.
4
In the list of available printers, select the one you want to use, and then click
Next
.
Select the printer whose address is displayed in the form of
http://IP address/ws/
.
NOTE:
If no printer is displayed in the list, follow the instructions below to enter the printer's IP address manually to
directly specify the printer you want to use. For Windows Server
®
2008 R2, you must be a member of Administrators group.
1. Click The printer that I want isn't listed.
2. Select Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and then click Next.
3. Select Web Services Device from Device type.
4. Enter the printer's IP address in the Hostname or IP address text box, and then click Next.
5
Install the printer driver on your computer. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation,
enter the password or provide confirmation.
6
Complete the additional steps in the wizard, and then click
Finish
.
7
Print a test page to verify installation.
a
For Windows Vista
®
, Windows
®
7, Windows Server
®
2008, and Windows Server
®
2008 R2:
Click
Start
Devices and Printers
(
Start
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Printers
for Windows
Server
®
2008 and Windows Vista
®
).
For Windows
®
8, Windows
®
8.1, Windows Server
®
2012, and Windows Server
®
2012 R2:
Right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
(
Hardware
for Windows Server
®
2012 and Windows Server
®
2012 R2)
Devices and Printers
.
b
Right-click the printer you just created, and then click
Printer properties
(
Properties
for Windows Server
®
2008 and Windows Vista
®
).
c
On the
General
tab, click
Print Test Page
. When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
Setting Up for Shared Printing
You can share your USB connected printer with other computers (clients) on the same network.
To share your USB connected printer, enable shared printing when installing the printer driver. You can also enable
shared printing by following the procedures below.
NOTE:
Printer utilities such as Tool Box cannot be used from a network client.
Enabling Shared Printing From the Computer
For Windows Server
®
2003 or Windows Server
®
2003 x64 Edition
1
Click
Start
Printers and Faxes
.
2
Right-click this printer icon and select
Properties
.
3
From the
Sharing
tab, select the
Share this printer
check box, and then enter a name in the
Share name
text box.
4
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
5
Click
OK
.
If the files are not present in your computer, insert the server operating system CD.
For Windows Vista
®
or Windows Vista
®
64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon and select
Sharing
.
3
Click
Change sharing options
.
The "
Windows needs your permission to continue
" dialog box appears.