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Setting Up a Computer for Printing/Sending a Fax

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Using a TCP/IP Network

Setting Up a Computer for Printing/Sending a Fax

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 documentation 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)," on p. 3-25.

• 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)," on p. 3-25.

IMPORTANT

If the settings for [IP Address Range Settings] do not permit the IP address of a computer

in which a driver is installed, you cannot print from the computer. (See step 19 in "TCP/IP

Settings," on p. 3-4.)

NOTE

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It is recommended that you install Canon LPR2 when using Raw in Windows. Canon

LPR2 enables you to set ports easily. For more information, see Chapter 1, "Using Canon

LPR2," in the Canon LPR2 User's Guide (PDF manual) on the UFR II Printer Kit/Super

G3 FAX Board CD-ROM.

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If Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 is on your network, the following procedure enables

you to set up a print server for more efficient management of network printers. Once a

print server is set up, print jobs can be managed by the print server. Also, by setting up

an alternate driver for the print server, printer drivers can be installed in each computer

via the network.

For instructions on how to set print servers, see the following procedures indicated in the

manual for each driver (The UFR II printer driver is not available for Windows NT.):