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Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/7

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  • If you are using Windows Vista, a dialog box may be displayed while you are performing the procedure. In this case, enter a user name and password. For more information, see the manuals provided with the operating system.

  1. Check whether communication via the IPv4 address of the computer in which you intend to install the driver is permitted in [Firewall Settings] on the Network screen. See step 8 in "TCP/IPv4 Settings."
  • If communication via the relevant IPv4 address is not permitted in [Firewall Settings] on the Network screen, you cannot install the driver.
  • After you have installed the driver, if communication via the IPv4 address of the computer you have installed it on is not permitted in [Firewall Settings], you cannot print or send a fax from that computer.
  1. Install the driver.

Install the driver according to the following procedures indicated in the manual for each driver.

  • If you want to use the UFR II/PCL/PS printer driver
    See the procedure for standard installation in the Printer Driver Installation Guide.
  • If you want to use the fax driver
    See the procedure for standard installation in the Fax Driver Installation Guide.

When the dialog box for selecting the port appears during installation, click [Use Network Printer]. From the list, select [Workgroup Name], [Server Name], and [Printer Name] you set in "SMB and WINS Settings."


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