Getting started

|

 19

Linux

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

You have to install the printer software for printing. The software includes 

drivers, applications, and other user friendly programs. 

1.

Connect the network cable to your printer.

2.

Ensure that the network setup for your printer is completed (see "Setting 

up the network" on page 17). All applications should be closed on your 

computer before beginning installation.

3.

Insert the 

Drivers and Utiltiies

 CD into your CD drive.

The CD should automatically run, and an installation window appears. 

If the installation window does not appear, click 

Start

→

Run

. Type 

X:\

Setup.exe

, replacing “X” with the letter which represents your CD 

drive and click 

OK

.

If you use Windows Vista, click 

Start

→

All Programs

→

Accessories

→

Run

, and type X:\

Setup.exe

.

If the 

AutoPlay

 window appears in Windows Vista, click 

Run

Setup.exe

in 

Install or run program

 field, and click 

Continue

 in the 

User Account 

Control

 window.

4.

Click 

Next

.

•

If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.

5.

Select 

Typical installation for a network printer

, and then click 

Next

.

6.

The list of printers available on the network appears. Select the printer 

you want to install from the list and then click 

Next

.

•

If you do not see your printer on the list, click 

Update

 to refresh the 

list, or select 

Add TCP/IP Port

 to add your printer to the network. To 

add the printer to the network, enter the port name and the IP 

address for the printer.

To verify your printer’s IP address or the MAC address, print a 

Network Configuration page (see "Printing reports" on page 55).

•

To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select 

Shared Printer 

[UNC]

 and enter the shared name manually or find a shared printer 

ITEM

REQUIREMENTS

Operating system

RedHat 8.0, 9.0 (32bit)

RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64bit)

Fedora Core 1~7 (32/64bit)

Mandrake 9.2 (32bit), 10.0, 10.1 (32/64bit)

Mandriva 2005, 2006, 2007 (32/64bit)

SuSE Linux 8.2, 9.0, 9.1 (32bit)

SuSE Linux 9.2, 9.3, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 (32/64bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 (32/64bit)

Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04 (32/64bit)

Debian 3.1, 4.0 (32/64bit)

CPU

Pentium IV 2.4GHz (IntelCore2)

RAM

512 MB (1024 MB)

Free HDD space

1 GB (2GB)

•

It is necessary to claim swap partition of 300 MB or larger for 

working with large scanned images.

•

The Linux scanner driver supports the optical resolution at 

maximum.

•

The following procedure is applicable when the printer is being 

used as a network printer. If you want to connect a printer with a 

USB cable, see the 

Software section

.

•

The following procedure is based on the Windows XP operating 

system. The procedure and popup window which appear during 

the installation may differ depending on the operating system, the 

printer feature, or the interface in use.