Using the WSD Port

This section explains how to install the PostScript 3 printer driver for use on the WSD port.

The WSD Port can be used under Windows Vista/7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2.
Manage Printers permission is required to install the driver. Log on as an Administrators group member.
You can connect to the machine only if both the machine and computer are on the same network segment, or "Network discovery" is enabled. For details, see Windows Help.

Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008:

Quit all applications currently running.
On the [Start] menu, click [Network] under Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008.
The [Network] window appears, and the device search begins automatically.
Right-click the machine's icon, and then click [Install].
If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Continue].
The [Found New Hardware] dialog box appears.
Click [Locate and install driver software (recommended)].
If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Continue].
The [Found New Hardware] window appears.
Click [Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)].
Insert the provided CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive.
If the [AutoPlay] dialog box appears, click the [Close] button.
Click [Browse...], and then specify a location for the printer driver.
If the CD-ROM drive letter is D, the printer driver's source files are stored in "D:\DRIVERS\PS\XP_VISTA\ (Language) \DISK1".
Click [Next].
If the [Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software] message appears, click [Install this driver software anyway].
Click [Close].
If installation is successful, the icon of the machine connected to the "WSD" port is added to the [Printers] window.

The port name that follows "WSD" uses random character strings. It cannot be changed freely.
To stop the installation, click [Cancel] before the installation is complete. When re-installing the WSD Port, right-click the machine's icon in the [Network] window, and then click [Uninstall].

Making Option Settings for the Printer

Windows 7:

Quit all applications currently running.
On the [Start] menu, click [Computer].
Click [Network].
Right-click the machine's icon, and then click [Install].
Driver installation starts automatically.
If the "Device driver software was not successfully installed" message appears, close the message, and then proceed to step 5.
On the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers].
[Devices and Printers] window appears.
Click [Add a printer].
Click [Add a local printer].
Check the [Use an existing port:] check box, and select WSD port.
Click [Next].
Click [Have Disk...].
Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
The installer starts.
If the [AutoPlay] dialog box appears, click the [Close] button.
To disable Auto Run, press the left [Shift] key when inserting the CD-ROM into the drive and keep it pressed until the computer finishes reading from the CD-ROM.
Click [Browse...], and then specify a location for the printer driver.
If the CD-ROM drive is D, the source files of the printer driver are stored in the following location: D:\DRIVERS\PS\XP_VISTA\(Language)\DISK1
Click [OK] to close the [Install From Disk] window.
Select manufacturer and model name of the machine you want to use, and then click [Next].
Follow the instructions on the screens.
According to your needs, you may change the machine name, configure the machine as a default printer and/or a shared printer, and print a test page.
Click [Finish].
If installation is successful, the icon of the printer connected to the WSD port is added to the [Devices and Printers] window.

The port name that follows "WSD" uses random character strings. It cannot be changed freely.
To stop the installation, click [Cancel] before the installation is complete. When re-installing the WSD Port, right-click the printer's icon in the [Network] window, and then click [Uninstall].