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Installing the PCL or RPCS Printer Driver

To use the print server, install the printer driver by selecting "Network printer server", and then select the Windows 2000/XP/Vista, or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 shared printer.

This section assumes that the client has already been configured to communicate with a Windows 2000/XP/Vista, or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 print server. Do not begin the following procedure before the client is set up and configured correctly.

Important

  • To install printer driver under Windows 2000/XP Professional/Vista, and Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, you must have an account that has Manage Printers permission. For this, log on as an Administrators or Power Users group member.

  • If you print with a print server connected to the printer using the SmartDeviceMonitor port, Recovery Printing and Parallel Printing cannot be used from the client.

  • If you print under Windows XP/Vista or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 print server, notification functions of SmartDeviceMonitor may not be used with the client.

1Quit all applications currently running.

2Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

The installer starts.

3Select an interface language, and then click [OK].

The default interface language is English.

4Click [PCL/RPCS Printer Drivers].

5The software license agreement appears in the [License Agreement] dialog box.

After reading the agreement, click [I accept the agreement.], and then click [Next >].

6Select a printer driver you want to use in the [Select Program] dialog box.

You can select several printer drivers.

7Click [Next >].

8Select the printer models you want to use.

The printer name can be changed in the [Change settings for 'Printer Name'] box.

9Double-click the printer name to display the printer settings.

The details shown in [Comment:], [Driver:], and [Port:] vary depending on the operating system, printer model, and port.

10Click [Port:], and then click [Add].

11Click [Network Printer], and then click [OK].

12Double-click the computer name you want to use as a print server in the [Browse for Printer] window.

13Select the printer you want to use, and then click [OK].

14Check that the port of the selected printer is displayed in [Port:].

15Configure the User Code as necessary.

For an RPCS printer driver, a User Code can be set after the printer driver installation. For information about User Code, see the printer driver Help.

16Select the [Default Printer] check box to configure the printer as default.

17Click [Continue].

The printer driver installation starts.

18After the installation is completed, select one of the options to restart the computer either now or later, and then click [Finish].

Restart the computer to complete installation.

Note

  • Auto Run may not work with certain operating system settings. If this happens, launch "Setup.exe" on the CD-ROM root directory.

  • To stop installation of the selected software, click [Cancel] before installation is complete.

  • A message appears if there is a newer version of the printer driver already installed. If there is, you cannot install the printer driver using Auto Run. If you still want to install the printer driver, use [Add Printer].