2 Installing Client Software for Windows
Installing Client Software for SMB Printing
This section describes how to set up the client software for SMB printing which is available for
the local area network over TCP/IP.
There are three ways to set up the printer drivers for SMB printing:
Using the installer in the Drivers & Network Utilities CD-ROM
When you insert the Drivers & Network Utilities CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, the
installer automatically starts. You can install printer drivers and other client software using
the installer. If you want to install printer drivers as well as other client software, this method
is convenient.
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Using Point and Print
You can install the printer driver by double-clicking network queues on the system. By this
method, printer drivers can be downloaded from the system so that the Drivers & Network
Utilities CD-ROM is not required. However, other client software cannot be installed using
this method.
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Using Add Printer Wizard
When you want to install the printer drivers without connecting to the equipment using Point
and Print, install the printer drivers using the Add Printer Wizard.
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Before installing the printer driver for SMB printing, check with your system administrator to
make sure of the following:
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This equipment is connected to the network and turned on.
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The TCP/IP setting is correct on this equipment and your computer.
Installation for SMB Printing Using the Installer
You can install the client software and set up the SMB printing using the installer in the Drivers &
Network Utilities CD-ROM.
It assumes using SMB printing in a small network. If you can use the Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2003 as a print server, it is recom-
mended to set up for printing via Windows print server. For further information about setting up
printing via a Windows print server, see the Network Administration Guide.
Installing the client software for SMB printing using the installer
The following describes an installation on Windows XP. The procedure is the same when other
versions of Windows are used.
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