After you have completed the protocol settings for printing and sending a fax with the machine, you are ready to set up each of the computers for printing or sending a fax.

• Connecting to a TCP/IP Network

All computers that use the printer must have TCP/IP client software installed and must be enabled for TCP/IP network use. For details, see the manuals provided with the operating system.

• Installing the Driver and Specifying the Port Setting

To print or send a fax from a computer, you must install a driver and specify a port setting. The port setting differs depending on the print application used for printing or sending a fax. Use the following information as a guide to determine the print application you are using, and then perform the necessary operations.

• LPD
  This is the print application generally used with TCP/IP. See "Printer Connection Method (LPD/Raw)."

• Raw
  This is a print application used with Windows. It can send a job to the machine at higher speeds than LPD. See "Printer Connection Method (LPD/Raw)."

• IPP/IPPS
  This is a print application that can be used with TCP/IP. IPP enables you to use the HTTP protocol to send data to a machine on an intranet/the internet. IPPS is a print application which performs encrypted SSL communication when using IPP. See "Printer Connection Method (IPP/IPPS)."

• FTP
  This is a print application that prints files by copying them to the printer using FTP client software. See "Printer Connection Method (FTP)."

• WSD
  This is a print application that can be used with Windows Vista/Server 2008/7. See "Printer Connection Method (WSD)."

• SMB/CIFS
  This is a print application that can be used with an SMB/CIFS network. See "Protocol Settings," or "Printer Connection Method."

• Optional equipment is required to print or send a fax from a computer. For the equipment needed, see "Optional Equipment and System Requirements."

• If the IP address of the computer in which the driver is installed has not already been given transmission and reception permission in [Firewall Settings] on the Network screen of the machine, print and fax jobs cannot be sent from the computer. (See step 8 in "TCP/IPv4 Settings," or step 6 in "TCP/IPv6 Settings.")

• If you print with IPP, the [Pause Printing] and [Cancel All Documents] settings on the [Printer] menu in the Windows print queue cannot be used. You can display the print queue by double-clicking the icon for the machine that appears by following the procedure below.

• Windows 2000: From the [Start] menu, select [Settings] - [Printers].

• Windows XP Professional/Server 2003: From the [Start] menu, select [Printers and Faxes].

• Windows XP Home Edition: From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] - [Printers and Other Hardware] - [Printers and Faxes].

• Windows Vista: From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] → double-click [Printers].

• Windows Server 2008: From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] → double-click [Printer].

• Windows 7: From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] → [View devices and printers] for [Hardware and Sound].

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