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Installing driver over the network
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2. Using a Network-Connected Machine
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Select Network connection on the Printer Connection Type screen.
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If the Connect Device window appears, check that the machine is
connected to your network. Then, click Next.
The firewall software might be blocking network communication. Before
connecting the device to the network, disable the computer’s firewall.
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The searched machines will be shown on the screen. Select the one you
wish to use and click OK.
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Follow the instructions in the installation window.
Silent installation Mode
Silent installation mode is an installation method that does not require any user
intervention. Once you start the installation, the machine driver and software
are automatically installed on you computer. You can start the silent installation
by typing /s or /S in the command window.
Command-line Parameters
Following table shows commands that can be used in the command window.
Following command-line are effective and operated when command is
used with /s or /S. But /h, /H or /? are exceptional commands that can be
operated solely.
Command- line Definition Description
/s or
/S
Starts silent installation. Installs machine drivers
without prompting any UIs or
user intervention.
/p”<port name>” or
/P”<port name>”
Specifies printer port.
Network Port will be
created by use of
Standard TCP/IP
Port monitor. For
local port, this port
must exist on
system before
being specified by
command.
Printer port name can be
specified as IP address,
hostname, USB local port
name or IEEE1284 port name.
For example:
• /p”xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” in
where, “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”
means IP address for
network printer. /
p”USB001”, /P”LPT1:”, /
p”hostname”