Installing Printer Drivers On Windows ® Computers; Identifying Printer Driver Pre-Install Status; Changing The Firewall Settings Before Installing Your Printer; Starting Dell Printer Easy Install - Dell S2810dn User Manual

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows

Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status

Before installing the printer driver on your computer, check the IP address of your printer by performing one of the
procedures in "Verifying the IP Settings."

Changing the firewall settings before installing your printer

If you are running one of the following operating systems, you must change the firewall settings before installing the
Dell™ printer software:
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• Windows Vista
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• Windows 7
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• Windows 8
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• Windows 8.1
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• Windows Server 2008
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• Windows Server 2008 R2
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• Windows Server 2012
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• Windows Server 2012 R2
The following procedure uses Windows
Software and Documentation disc into your computer.
1 Insert the
2 Click Start  Control Panel.
3 Select System and Security.
4 Click Allow a program through Windows Firewall.
5 Click Change settings  Allow another program.
6 Check Browse.
7 Type D:\setup_assist.exe (where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) in the File name text box, and
then click Open.
8 Click Add, and then click OK.

Starting Dell Printer Easy Install

Software and Documentation disc provided with the printer into your computer. The Dell Printer Easy
1 Insert the
Install program launches automatically.
NOTE:
If the Dell Printer Easy Install program does not launch automatically, follow the procedure below.
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Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server
Click start Run, enter
box, and then click OK.
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For Windows Vista
Click Start All Programs  Accessories  Run, enter
the optical drive) in the Run dialog box, and then click OK.
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7 as an example.
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2008 R2
D:\setup_assist.exe
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and Windows 7
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(where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) in the Run dialog
D:\setup_assist.exe
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