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Using the IPP Port

This describes how to install the PCL or PostScript 3 printer driver using the IPP port.

Important

  1. Quit all applications currently running.

  2. On the [Start] menu, click [Printers and Faxes].

  3. Click [Add a printer].

    The [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box appears.

  4. Click [Next >].

  5. Click [A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer].

  6. Click [Next >].

  7. Click [Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or official network:].

  8. In the [URL:] box, enter "http:// machine's IP address/ printer (or ipp)" as the machine's address, and then click [Next >].

  9. Click [Have Disk...].

  10. Insert the provided CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive.

    If Auto Run starts, click [Cancel] and then [Exit].

  11. Click [Browse...], and then specify a location for the INF file.

    If the CD-ROM drive is D, the source files of the printer driver are stored in the following locations:

    • PCL 5e

      D:\x86 or X64\DRIVERS\PCL5e\XP_VISTA or X64\(Language)\DISK1

    • PCL 6

      D:\x86 or X64\DRIVERS\PCL6\XP_VISTA or X64\MUI\DISK1

    • PostScript 3

      D:\x86 or X64\DRIVERS\PS\XP_VISTA or X64\MUI\DISK1

    The PCL 6 printer driver is installed in the language specified by your operating system.

  12. Click [Open].

  13. Click [OK] to close the Install From Disk window.

  14. Select the machine you want to use, and then click [OK].

    If the [Hardware Installation] message appears, click [Continue Anyway].

  15. Configure the default printer as necessary, and then click [Next >].

  16. Click [Finish].

    If installation is successful, the icon of the printer connected to the IPP port is added to the [Printers and Faxes] window.

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