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Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 "Printer Driver Installation Guide"

This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing a printer driver on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. It details selecting add printer from the control panel, choosing a printer port like TCP/IP, browsing for driver files, selecting a printer model, and printing a test page.

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Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 "Printer Driver Installation Guide"

This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing a printer driver on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. It details selecting add printer from the control panel, choosing a printer port like TCP/IP, browsing for driver files, selecting a printer model, and printing a test page.

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Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008

Printer Driver Installation Guide


* For the Windows Server 2008 users : Windows Vista screens are used in the examples where the installation
process is common to the Windows Vista and the Windows Server 2008.

1 Click Control Panel from Windows Start menu.

2 Opening the Printer Window


Click Printer from under the <Hardware and Sound> menu.
* For Classic View Click Printers.

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3 << For Windows Vista >>


Click Add a printer.

<< For Windows Server 2008 >>


Right click the mouse in the Printers window, select [ Run as
administrator ] -> [ Add Printer].

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<< For Windows Server 2008 >>


If this screen appears, click Continue .

Add a Printer
4 Click Add a local printer.

*For USB setup, see the Windows Vista : USB Print Driver Installation
Guide.

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Choose a printer port


5 Choose Create a new port and, select Standard TCP/IP Port from the Pull-
down menu, then click Next.
*For Parallel Port installation. Choose Use an existing port, and select the
LPT port you want to use, then click Next and Skip to Step 8.

Add Port
6 Choose TCP/IP Device from <Device type>. Enter the Hostname or IP address.
-After entering the Hostname or IP address, The Port name will be set
automatically.
Click Next.

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7 Following screens may appear for some Printer Drivers.


Set the Port Information according to your network environment.

- Setting the Raw port :


Select the Standard and make sure the Generic Network Card is selected
from the pull-down menu, then click Next.

- Setting the LPR port :


Select Custom and press the Settings. button as illustrated.See next page
When the additional port settings are configured, click Next

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Configure Std. Port Monitor


-Choose the LPR protocol and enter the Queue Name.
-Choose LPR Byte Counting Enabled then click OK.

8 Click Have Disk...

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9 Click Browse...

10 Browse to the location where the driver files are


located on the PC. Click Open.

11 Click OK

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12 Select the printer Model from the list, then, click Next.

Type a printer name


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Enter a Printer name in the Textbox, then click Next.

- If you wish to set this printer as the default, select Set as the
default printer.

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<< For Windows Vista >>


If this screen appears, click Continue .

14 When the warning message appears click Install this driver software
anyway.

For Windows Vista Skip to Step 16.

Note: Although the drivers are not digitally signed by Microsoft


Corporation, we have verified proper operation within the Windows
operating system environment.

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<< For Windows Server 2008 >>


15 Select whether to share this printer in the network, and click Next .

Completing the Add Printer


16 Click Finish.

- Click Print a test page to test the installed printer.

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17 A new printer icon will appear in the <Printers> window.

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