Table Of Contents; G Unix Network Environment; About Network Environments - Sharp AR-C260M Installation Manual

INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND
UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION)
The procedures for installing the printer driver and utilities (hereafter called "software") required for use of the
machine as a printer are explained in this section. There are two ways of installing the printer driver: using the installer
in the "PRINTER UTILITIES" CD-ROM, and using the "Add printer wizard".
This product does not support printing from a Macintosh environment.
1. Installation using the installer
The software programs installed and the steps for installation vary depending on the version of Windows you are
running and the type of connection to your computer. Refer to the table below and select the installation method that
matches your environment.
Windows version
Type of
connection to printer
LAN cable connection
USB cable connection
Parallel cable connection
Installation method 1
Installation method 2
Installation method 3
Installation method 4
*1 To install the software from the CD-ROM, you must have administrator rights.
*2 Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 are not supported.
2. Installation of the printer driver using the "Add printer wizard"
Installation of the printer driver using the "Add printer wizard" is performed using basic Windows procedures.
To install the printer driver by this method, see page 11.
In case of upgrading the version of currently installed printer driver, delete the currently installed printer driver first
and then install the new printer driver.
To uninstall the printer driver, see page 12.

3. About network environments

There are several types of network environments. Typical environments include the following:
G Windows network environment
G NetWare network environment
The explanations in this manual assume that your operating system is Windows and that TCP/IP protocol is
used in your network environment.
If you are using the machine in another type of network environment, see the online manual (Print Server Card
Users Manual) in the "User Software" CD-ROM.
G NetWare network environment ................... (Page 4-1)
G UNIX network environment ......................... (Page 6-1)
Windows 95/98
Installation method 1
*2
Follow the procedure from page 6 to page 7.
Follow the procedure on page 8.
Follow the procedure on page 9.
Follow the procedure on page 10.
Windows
Windows Me
NT 4.0
Installation method 3

G UNIX network environment

Pages of PDF manual in the
"User Software" CD-ROM.
Windows XP
/2000
*1 *1
Installation method 2
Installation
method 4
*1
5