Printing or Sending a Fax from a Computer

Optional Equipment Requirements

For information on the optional products required to use the Fax function, see "Optional Products Required for Each Function."

Printing

If you want to use the UFR II printer driver

Optional equipment is unnecessary

If you want to use the PCL printer driver

PCL Printer Kit

If you want to use the PS printer driver (one of the following)

PS Printer Kit

Sending a Fax for a TCP/IP, SMB/CIFS, or NetWare Network

Super G3 FAX Board

System Requirements

The following network and system environments are compatible when printing or sending a fax from a computer:

With a TCP/IP Network:

Compatible OS

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 8

Windows 8 Pro

Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows Server 2012

Solaris Version 1.1.x (SunOS Version 4.1.x) or later

Solaris Version 2.5.x (SunOS Version 5.5.x) or later

Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.8

Computers/memory

Any computer which runs the above operating system software properly

With an SMB/CIFS Network:

Compatible OS

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 8

Windows 8 Pro

Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows Server 2012

Mac OS X 10.5

Mac OS X 10.6

Compatible Protocol

NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT)

Computers/memory

Any computer which runs the above operating system software properly

With a NetWare Network:

Compatible Servers

Novell NetWare Version 3.2/4.1/4.11/4.2/5/5.1/6/6.5

Compatible Clients

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 8

Windows 8 Pro

Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows Server 2012

Computers/memory

Any computer which runs the above operating system software properly

With an AppleTalk Network:

Compatible AppleTalk

EtherTalk Phase 2

For more information on each setting, see "Printing from a Computer (Mac)."

With a Server-Based Computing Environment:

Compatible Windows Terminal Server (Services)

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Compatible Software

Citrix MetaFrame 1.8

Citrix MetaFrame XP

IMPORTANT
To print with Mac OS 9, you need to use a PS printer driver provided by Apple Inc. with the Mac OS, via an AppleTalk network. If you are using a Macintosh, you cannot use the PCL printer driver. If you are using the UFR II printer driver or PS printer driver in a Macintosh environment, you cannot print documents via an AppleTalk network. If you are using a Macintosh, you can send faxes only when you are connected via USB or you are connected to a TCP/IP network. For instructions on using the fax driver for Macintosh, see "Sending a Fax from a Computer (Mac)." If you are using Mac OS X, for information on the printer driver, see "Printing from a Computer (Mac)." When you are using Mac OS X 10.5/10.6, you can only print via an SMB/CIFS network if you are using a PS printer driver provided by Apple Inc. with the Mac OS. The machine does not support Macintosh LocalTalk networks.

IMPORTANT

To print with Mac OS 9, you need to use a PS printer driver provided by Apple Inc. with the Mac OS, via an AppleTalk network.

If you are using a Macintosh, you cannot use the PCL printer driver.

If you are using the UFR II printer driver or PS printer driver in a Macintosh environment, you cannot print documents via an AppleTalk network.

If you are using a Macintosh, you can send faxes only when you are connected via USB or you are connected to a TCP/IP network. For instructions on using the fax driver for Macintosh, see "Sending a Fax from a Computer (Mac)."

If you are using Mac OS X, for information on the printer driver, see "Printing from a Computer (Mac)."

When you are using Mac OS X 10.5/10.6, you can only print via an SMB/CIFS network if you are using a PS printer driver provided by Apple Inc. with the Mac OS.

The machine does not support Macintosh LocalTalk networks.