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This section assumes that the client has already been configured to communicate with a print server. Do not begin the following procedure before the client is set up and configured correctly.
To use the print server, install the printer driver by selecting "Network printer server", and then select the shared printer.
Only administrators and power users can perform this installation. Log on as a member of the Administrators or Power Users group.
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 with a Windows XP/Vista or Windows Server 2003/2008 print server, notification functions of SmartDeviceMonitor may not be used with the client.
Start Windows, and then insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Quit all applications currently running.
Select an interface language, and then click [OK].
Click [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.
Read the entire license agreement carefully. If you accept its terms, click [I accept the agreement.], and then click [Next >].
Click [Connected via LAN].
Select the [Printer Name:] check box to select the printer models you want to use.
The printer name can be changed in the [Change settings for 'Printer Name'] box.
Double-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.
Click [Port:], and then click [Add].
Click [Network Printer], and then click [OK].
Double-click the computer name you want to use as a print server in the [Browse for Printer] window.
Select the printer you want to use, and then click [OK].
Check that the port of the selected printer is displayed in [Port:].
Configure the user code as necessary.
For an RPCS raster printer driver, a user code can be set after the printer driver installation. For information about user code, see the printer driver Help.
Select the [Default Printer] check box to configure the printer as default.
Click [Continue].
The printer driver installation starts.
Select whether or not to open the Status monitor automatically.
Click [Next >].
Click [Finish] in the installation completion dialog box.
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.
A message about restarting the computer may appear. Restart the computer to complete installation.
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.