User`s guide

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Troubleshooting
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Miscellaneous Problems
When the printer is shared over a network, it takes a long time to obtain the status in the
Printer Status Window.
Cause You are using a computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or another
operating system equipped with Windows Firewall as the print server, and
Windows Firewall is configured to block communication with the client
computers.
Remedy Start up the print server, then configure Windows Firewall to unblock
communication with the client computers. (See "Windows Firewall," on p. 8-10)
The printer status is not displayed properly in the Printer Status Window when the printer is
shared over a network.
Cause You are using a computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or another
operating system equipped with Windows Firewall as a client computer, and
Windows Firewall is blocking communication with the print server.
Remedy Configure Windows Firewall to unblock communication with the print server.
(See "Windows Firewall," on p. 8-10)