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Installing Printer Software in Windows
7
Installing Software for Network
Printing
When you connect your printer to a network, you must first
configure the TCP/IP settings for the printer. After you have
assigned and verified the TCP/IP settings, you are ready to
install the software on each computer on the network.
You can install the printer software using the typical or custom
method.
Typical Installation
This is recommended for most users. All components necessary
for printer operations will be installed.
1
Make sure that the printer is connected to your network
and powered on. For details about connecting to the
network, see the supplied printer’s User’s Guide.
2
Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM should automatically run, and an installation
window appears.
If the installation window does not appear, click
Start
and
then
Run
. Type
X:\Setup.exe
, replacing “
X
” with the
letter which represents your drive and click
OK
.
3
Click
Install Software
.
4
Select
Typical installation for a network printer
. Click
Next
.
5
The list of printers available on the network appears.
Select the printer you want to install from the list and then
click
Next
.
• If you do not see your printer on the list, click
Update
to
refresh the list, or select
Add TCP/IP Port
to add your
printer to the network. To add the printer to the
network, enter the port name and the IP address for the
printer.
To verify your printer’s IP address or the MAC address,
print a Network Configuration page.
• To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select
Shared Printer [UNC]
and enter the shared name
manually or find a shared printer by clicking the
Browse
button.
6
After the installation is finished, a window asking you to
print a test page appears. If you choose to print a test
page, select the checkbox and click
Next
.
Otherwise, just click
Next
and skip to step 8.