Installing by Discovering Devices on a Network
You can search for devices on TCP/IP networks when installing the driver.
NOTEFor network environments other than TCP/IP, refer to the procedure for installing by specifying a port or IP address.
If you do not know the network environment you are using, check with your network administrator.
Prerequisites
The device is one that is on the same subnet as the computer you are using (for TCP/IP network environments)
Enabling settings for both [Use WSD] and [Multicast Discovery Settings] at the device (for network environments that use WSD)
Setting the page description language selection (plug and play) function of the device
Set [PDL Selection (Plug and Play)] at the device to match the driver you are using. For details about the setting method, refer to the manual of the device.
The device must be in the same subnet as the computer you are using.
When starting the computer, log on as a user with administrator privileges.
[Desktop] screen display (when using Windows 8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2)
Procedures
1.
Start the installer.
If you are using an installer downloaded from the web site
Double-click the downloaded file to decompress it. If the installer does not start automatically after it is decompressed, double-click [Setup.exe].
If you are using the accompanying CD-ROM
(1) Set the CD-ROM in the computer.
If the CD-ROM menu is not displayed, click the subsequent "Open details."
Start the installer by following the procedure below.
If a message prompting you to insert a CD-ROM is displayed or if Windows Explorer is displayed: Execute [MInst.exe].
If nothing is displayed: Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
If the above [MInst.exe] does not exist: Execute [Setup.exe] in the driver folder of the CD-ROM.
If you executed [Setup.exe], proceed to step 2.
(2) If the language selection screen is displayed, select a language → click [OK].
(3) Click [Installation] from the menu screen.
(4) If the [Select the Type of Connection] screen is displayed, select [Network Connection] → click [Next].
(5) In the displayed screen, confirm that the driver(s) to be installed have been selected → click [Install].
(6) Confirm the content of the CANON SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT → click [Yes].
2.
Select a language → click [Next].
3.
When the CANON SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT is displayed, confirm the content → click [Yes].
4.
Select [Standard] → click [Next].
[Reactivate Printers in the Sleep Mode and Search]: Select this when you want to detect devices on the network that are in sleep mode.
[Display Readme File]: Click this to refer to the Readme file.
5.
Select the required items → click [Next].
[Process to Install Printer Driver]: Select this if necessary if a driver is already installed.
[Canon Driver Information Assist Service]: Select this when you want to use the device information retrieval function.
6.
Select the device to install from [Printer List].
[IPv4 Devices]/[IPv6 Devices]/[WSD Devices] tab: The search results are displayed on the sheet corresponding to the connection method of the device. Click a sheet to switch to it.
[Search Options]: Change the time for searching for devices. This enables you to extend the time spent searching for devices when devices are not displayed in [Printer List].
You can enter the SNMP community name specified in the device to display the discovery results on the [IPv4 Devices]/[IPv6 Devices] sheet.
Set this when a name other than the default name "public" is specified in the device.
[Search Again]: Click this if the device is not displayed in [Printer List]. If the device is still not displayed after re-searching, select [Custom] and install by specifying a port or IP address.
7.
If you want to change the name of the device, or set it as the default device, select [Set Printer Information] → click [Next].
If you do not want to change the name of the device or set it as the default device, click [Next] and proceed to step 9.
8.
Change [Printer Name] if necessary → click [Next].
[Create a shortcut on the desktop for Remote UI]: Creates a shortcut to the Remote UI of the device on the desktop.
To update the IP address of the device set in the shortcut after installing the driver, or delete the shortcut, do so manually.
[Set as Default]: Select this to set the device as the device that is normally used.
[Use as Shared Printer]: Select this if you want to configure shared settings for the device.
You cannot select [Printer Name] if the device is connected via a WSD port.
Check [Printer List for Driver Installation] → click [Start].
Proceed with the installation according to the instructions on the screen.
10.
Click [Restart] (or [Exit]).