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Using the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client Port

This section explains how to install the printer driver (TCP/IP) and set up the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port.

To use the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port, you need to install the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client.

Important

  • Only administrators can perform this installation. Log on as a member of the Administrators group.

1Start Windows, and then insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Quit all applications currently running.

2Select an interface language, and then click [OK].

3Click [Printer Driver].

If your model is the GX e3350N, click [PCL/RPCS Raster Printer Drivers].

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

4Read the entire license agreement carefully. If you accept its terms, click [I accept the agreement.], and then click [Next >].

5Click [Connected via LAN], and then click [Next >].

6Double-click the printer name or click [+] to display the printer settings.

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

7Click [Port:], and then click [Add].

8Click [SmartDeviceMonitor], and then click [OK].

9Click [TCP/IP], and then click [Search].

A list of printers using TCP/IP appears.

10Select the printer you want to use, and then click [OK].

Only printers that respond to a broadcast from the computer appear. To use a printer not listed here, click [Specify address], and then enter the IP address or host name of the printer.

11Check that the port of the selected printer is displayed in [Port:].

12Select the [Default Printer] check box to configure the printer as default.

13Click [Continue].

Installation starts.

14Select whether or not to open the Status monitor automatically.

15Click [Next >].

16Click [Finish] in the installation completion dialog box.

A message about restarting the computer may appear. Restart the computer to complete installation.

Note

  • If the message "Digital Signature Not Found" or the [Software Installation], [Hardware Installation] or [Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software] dialog box appears:

    • Click [Yes], [Continue Anyway] or [Install this driver software anyway] to continue the installation.

  • To change the machine's settings while the machine is in use, uninstall the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client Port being used, change the machine's network settings on the control panel or using a Web browser, and then install the printer driver.

Reference

  • 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]. See If a Message Appears during Installation.