Advanced Guide > Appendix > Connecting the Printer to the Network > Settings on Client PC

# Settings on Client PC

After setting up the print server system, set up the client system.

The procedure for setting up the client systems is as follows:

## In Windows Vista

1. Install the printer driver on the client systems

   Select Custom Install for the installation method.
   For details on connection instructions, refer to the "Install the Software" in the manual: Getting Started.

   Note

   - During the installation, a screen prompting you to turn the printer on appears. Click Manual Selection and then select an appropriate port to complete your installation.

2. Start the wizard

   Select the Start menu -> Network -> Add a printer.
   The Add Printer window appears.

3. Add a printer

   Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer, and click the icon for the printer that you have configured on the print server system to be shared, and then click Next.

   Note

   - If the icon for the printer is not displayed, check that the printer is actually connected to the print server.

   - It may take some time for the icon for the printer to appear.

4. Complete the setup

   Take the appropriate action as described on the screen and then click Finish.
   The icon for the shared printer will be created in the Printers window.

   This completes the setup on the client systems. You can now share the printer in the network.

## In Windows XP/Windows 2000

1. Install the printer driver on the client systems

   Select Custom Install for the installation method.
   For details on connection instructions, refer to the "Install the Software" in the manual: Getting Started.

   Note

   - During the installation, a screen prompting you to turn the printer on appears. Click Manual Selection and then select an appropriate port to complete your installation.

2. Start the wizard

   - In Windows XP, select the Start menu -> Control Panel -> Printers and Other Hardware -> Printers and Faxes -> Add a printer.

   - In Windows 2000, select the Start menu -> Settings -> Printers -> Add a printer.

   When Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen appears, click Next.

3. Add a printer

   Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer (Windows XP) or Network printer (Windows 2000), then click Next.

   On the Specify a Printer window (Windows XP) or Locate Your Printer window (Windows 2000), click Next and then search for the print server system.

   Click the icon for the printer that you have configured on the print server system to be shared, and then click Next.

   Note

   - If the icon for the printer is not displayed, check that the printer is actually connected to the print server.

4. Complete the setup

   Take the appropriate action as described on the screen and then click Finish.
   The icon for the shared printer will be created in the Printers and Faxes window (Windows XP) or Printers window (Windows 2000).

   This completes the setup on the client systems. You can now share the printer in the network.

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