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Using the IPP Port

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

Important

Installing the PCL printer driver

  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:// printer's IP address/ printer (or ipp)" as the printer's address, and then click [Next>].

  9. Click [Have Disk...].

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

    If the [AutoPlay] dialog box appears, click the [close] button.

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

    If the CD-ROM drive letter is D, the printer driver's source files are stored in "D:\DRIVERS\PCL5E\XP_VISTA\(Language)\DISK1" or "D:\DRIVERS\PCL6\XP_VISTA\MUI\DISK1".

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

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

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

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

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

    If the [Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software] message appears, click [Install this driver software anyway].

  15. 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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