Installing Printer Drivers On Windows ® Computers; Identifying Printer Driver Pre-Install Status; Starting Dell Printer Easy Install - Dell S3840cdn User Manual

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows
Computers

Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status

Before installing the printer driver on your computer, check the IP address of your printer.
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
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• Microsoft 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 10
• Windows Server
• Windows Server
• Windows Server
• Windows Server
The following procedure uses Windows
1 Insert the Software and Documentation disc into your computer.
2 Right-click Start Control Panel.
3 Select System and Security.
4 Click Allow an app through Windows Firewall.
5 Click Change settings Allow another app.
6 Check Browse.
7 Type D:\Setup.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

1 Make sure that the printer is turned on.
2 Insert the Software and Documentation disc provided with the printer into your
computer. The Dell Printer Easy Install program launches automatically.
NOTE:
• If the Dell Printer Easy Install program does not launch automatically, follow the procedure
below.
The following procedure uses Windows
a Right-click the Start button, and then click Run.
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printer software:
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2008
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2008 R2
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2012
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2012 R2
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10 as an example.
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10 as an example.
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