Manual Installation of Printer Drivers
Overview
Manually install the PS Plug-in Driver, PPD Driver, or PCL Driver in Windows.
The following connection methods can be used.
- LPR
- Port 9100
- SMB
- IPP/IPPS
- Web service print
This section describes network connections (Port 9100 printing) which use TCP/IP. For details about other available connection methods, refer to [Network / Security].
NOTICE
- The printer driver and the following settings are required before installation.
- Configure the IP address
- When using Port 9100 printing: Configure the port number (default: 9100) for the RAW port being used
- When using LPR printing: Set [LPD Setting] to [Enable].
- When using SMB printing: Set the print service name in [Print Service Name].
Tips
- Files related to the printer driver are stored in the included Driver CD-ROM.
Reference
- This section describes the process using Windows 10 as a reference. For details about the supported operating systems, refer to Windows.
- For details about the IP address setting, refer to [TCP/IP Settings].
- For details about [RAW Port Number], refer to [RAW Port Number].
- For details about [LPD Setting], refer to [LPD Setting].
- For details about [Print Service Name], refer to [Print Service Name].
Procedure (Finding and Installing Printers)
Administration privileges of the computer are required for installation.
To search for the printer, turn the power on while the system is connected to the network.
1
From the Start menu, click [Windows System] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers].
For Windows 8.1, go to [Control Panel] and click [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers].
2
Select [Add a printer] from the toolbar.
3
Select the system from the list and click [Next].
Select the printer with IP address if using an LPR/Port 9100 connection.
Select the "\\NetBIOS Name\Print Service Name" printer if SMB connection is used. The NetBIOS name can be viewed in [SMB Server Settings] of Web Connection. The print service name is set to "print" by default.
For using an SMB connection, click [OK] on the [Connect to Printer] screen which is displayed after clicking [Next].
It may take some time before all printers can be found. If you fail to search for the printer, refer to Procedure (Installation when the Printer is not Found).
4
Follow the on-screen instructions to perform operations.
Click either [Continue] or [Yes] if the screen related to [User Account Control] is displayed.
5
Click [Finish].
6
When installation is complete, check that the installed printer icon is displayed in the [Devices and Printers] window.
Procedure (Installation when the Printer is not Found)
If you cannot find the printer by searching for it, create a new port.
Administration privileges of the computer are required for installation.
To search for the printer, turn the power on while the system is connected to the network.
1
From the Start menu, click [Windows System] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers].
For Windows 8.1, go to [Control Panel] and click [Hardware and Sound] - [Devices and Printers].
2
Select [Add a printer] from the toolbar.
The [Add a printer] wizard is displayed.
3
Click [The printer that I want isn't listed] on the searched screen.
4
Select [Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings], and click [Next].
5
Click [Create a new port:] and select the port type.
For LPR/Port 9100 connection, select [Standard TCP/IP Port].
For SMB connection, select [Local Port].
6
Click [Next].
7
Configure the IP address and ports.
For LPR/Port 9100 connection, select [TCP/IP Device] and enter your IP address.
For SMB connection, enter "\\NetBIOS Name\Print Service Name" into the [Port Name] box. The NetBIOS name can be viewed in [SMB Server Settings] of Web Connection. The print service name is set to "print" by default.
8
Click [Next].
If the [Additional Port Information Required] or [More Port Information Required] screen is displayed, proceed to step 9.
If the [Install the printer driver] screen is displayed, proceed to step 11.
9
Change the setting from [Custom] to suit the port, and click [OK].
For LPR connection, add a check in [LPR] and enter [Print] into the [Queue Name:] box.
Enter in upper case and lower case accordingly.
To use Port 9100, select the [Raw] check box, and enter the RAW port number ([9100] by default) into the [Port Number] box.
10
Click [Next].
The [Install the printer driver] screen is displayed.
11
Click [Have Disk].
12
Click [Browse…] to select the printer driver from the CD-ROM, and click [OK].
PS Plug-in Driver is stored in [PS] - [PS_Plugin_Driver] - [EN].
PPD Driver is stored in [PS] - [PS_PPD_Driver] - [Windows] - [EN].
PCL Driver is stored in [PCL] - [Drivers] - [PCL] - [EN]. If your computer is 64bit, select [Win_x64]. If it is 32bit, select [Win_x86].
13
As for [Share printers] and more, if necessary, follow the on-screen instructions to perform the operation.
Click either [Continue] or [Yes] if the screen related to [User Account Control] is displayed.
14
Click [Finish].
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When installation is complete, check that the installed printer icon is displayed in either [Devices and Printers] window or [Printers] window.
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