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Using as the Windows network printer

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.

Important

  • 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/7 or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008 print server, notification functions of SmartDeviceMonitor may not be used with the client.

1Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Quit all applications currently running.

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

3Click [PCL/RPCS Raster Printer Drivers] or [Printer Driver].

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

5Select the program you want to use, and then click [Next >]. (SG 3110SFNw)

Click [Connect to a printer port or LAN], and then click [Next >]. (SG 3100SNw)

  • To search for printers automatically, select [Search for printers automatically], and then follow the wizard's instructions.

  • To search for a printer by its IP address, select [Search for printers by specified IP Address], and then follow the wizard's instructions.

  • If you do not search for a printer, select [Do not search]. In this example procedure, [Do not search] is selected.

6Select the model of printer you want to use.

7Click [+] to display the printer settings.

8Click [ Port:], and then click [Add].

9Click [Network Printer], and then click [OK].

10Double-click the computer name you want to use as a print server in the [Browse for Printer] window.

11Select the printer you want to use, and then click [OK].

12If necessary, configure the default printer.

13If necessary, configure the setting for sharing the printer.

14Click [Continue].

The printer driver installation starts.

15If you want to make initial settings for the printer, click [Set Now] or [OK].

16Make initial settings, and then click [OK].

17Select whether or not to open the Status Monitor automatically, and then click [Next >].

18Click [Finish].

If a dialog box asking whether you want to restart now appears, select [Yes, restart now.], and then click [Finish].

Note

  • The installer launch automatically as Auto Run programs when you insert the CD-ROM. Auto Run might not work automatically with certain OS settings. If this is the case, double-click "SETUP.EXE", located on the CD-ROM root directory, or click [Run SETUP.EXE] in the [AutoPlay] dialog box.

  • Although the Windows security warning may appear during installation, ignore it and continue with the installation.

  • A message appears if there is a newer version of the printer driver already installed. If this is the case, you cannot install the printer driver using Auto Run. See If a Message Appears during Installation.

  • If the Windows network printer settings are not configured correctly, installation will fail. In this case, cancel the installation and correctly configure the Windows Networks settings. For details about configuring the settings, see Sharing the printer.