Setting Up Print Server
With a print server, you can reduce the load on the computer that you print from. The print server also enables each computer to install drivers over the network, which saves you the trouble of downloading the drivers from Canon website and installing them on each computer. To set up a computer on the network as a print server, configure the settings for sharing the printer.
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To perform the following procedure, log on to your computer with an administrator account. You may be unable to install drivers over the network depending on the operating system and the bit architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) of the print server and client computers. When implementing a print server in a domain environment, consult your Network Administrator. |
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Using Department ID Management with a print serverCanon Driver Information Assist Service must be added during the printer driver installation. For details about the installation method, refer to the Installation Guide or Readme file supplied with the driver. |
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Open the printer folder. Displaying the Printer Folder
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Right-click your printer icon and click [Printer properties] (or [Properties]).
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Click the [Sharing] tab, select [Share this printer], and enter the share name of the machine.
When [Change sharing options] is displayed
Click [Change sharing options]. If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Yes] (or [Continue]).
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Install additional drivers as necessary.
This operation is required if you want to install drivers in other computers running a different bit architecture via the print server.
1 | Click [Additional Drivers]. | ||||||
2 | Select the check box for the bit architecture that other computers are running, and click [OK].  Select additional drivers from the following, according to the operating system of the print server.
Depending on the product you are using, a 64-bit driver may not be included in the CD-ROM. Download the appropriate driver from the Canon web site. If you do not know whether your Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 is a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system, see Checking the Bit Architecture. | ||||||
3 | Save the downladed driver on the computer, click [Browse] to specify the folder that contains drivers, and then click [OK]. If the print server runs a 32-bit operating system, select [DRIVERS]  [32bit] [Driver] folders in the downloaded file.If the print server runs a 64-bit operating system, select [DRIVERS] [x64] [Driver] folders in the downloaded file. | ||||||
4 | Follow the on-screen instructions to install the drivers. |
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Click [OK].
Installing Drivers on a Computer via the Print Server
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Locate the shared printer in the print server. Displaying Shared Printers in the Print Server
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Double-click the shared printer.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to install the drivers.