User's Manual

94 Installing Printer Drivers on Windows
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Computers
Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click Start → Network .
2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect .
4 Click Install driver .
5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer
object to be added to the
Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors.
6 Print a test page to verify installation.
a Click Start → Control Panel .
b Select Printers .
c Right-click the printer you just created and select Properties .
d On the General tab, click Print Test Page .
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, or Windows Server 2008 R2
1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click Start → your user name → Network ( Start → Network for
Windows Server 2008 R2).
2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect .
4 Click Install driver .
5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer
object to be added to the
Devices and Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other
factors.
6 Print a test page to verify installation.
a Click Start → Devices and Printers .
b Right-click the printer you just created and select Printer properties .
c On the General tab, click Print Test Page .
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit Edition, or Windows Server 2012
1 Point to the top or bottom right corner of the screen, and then click Search → Ty p e Network in the search box,
click
Apps , and then click Network .
2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect .
4 Click Install driver .
5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer
object to be added to the
Devices and Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other
factors.
6 Print a test page to verify installation.
a Under Desktop mode, right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click Control Panel →
Hardware and Sound ( Hardware for Windows Server 2012) → Devices and Printers .
b Right-click the printer you just created and select Printer properties .