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Connecting Your Printer
Connecting Printer to Computer or Network
Direct Connection
A local printer is a printer which is directly connected to your computer using
the USB cable. If your printer is connected to a network instead of your
computer, skip this section and go to "Network Connection."
The following operating systems support USB connection:
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Microsoft
®
Windows
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XP
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Windows XP 64-bit Edition
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Windows Server
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2003
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Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
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Windows Server 2008
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Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
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Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Edition
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Windows Vista
®
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Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
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Windows 7
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Windows 7 64-bit Edition
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Mac OS X 10.3.9/10.4.11/10.5/10.6
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Red Hat
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Enterprise Linux
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4 WS/5 Client (x86)
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SUSE
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Linux Enterprise Desktop 10/11 (x86)
To connect the printer to a computer:
1 Connect the smaller USB connector into the USB port at the back of the
printer.