Depending on the computer that you use, the operation may differ.
Displaying the Printer Folder
Windows Vista [Start] select [Control Panel] [Printer].
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 [Start] select [Devices and Printers].
Windows 8/Server 2012 Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen select [Control Panel] [View devices and printers].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Right-click [Start] select [Control Panel] [View devices and printers].
Windows 10 [] select [Windows System] [Control Panel] [Hardware and Sound] [Devices and Printers].
Windows Server 2008 [Start] select [Control Panel] double-click [Printers].
Windows Server 2016 Right-click [] select [Control Panel] [Hardware] [Devices and Printers].
Enabling [Network discovery]
Enable [Network discovery] to view the computers on your network.
Windows Vista [Start] select [Control Panel] [View network status and tasks] select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 [Start] select [Control Panel] [View network status and tasks] [Change advanced sharing settings] select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 8/Server 2012 Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen select [Control Panel] [View network status and tasks] [Change advanced sharing settings] select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Right-click [Start] select [Control Panel] [View network status and tasks] [Change advanced sharing settings] select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 10 [] select [Windows System] [Control Panel] [View network status and tasks] [Change advanced sharing settings] select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows Server 2008 [Start] select [Control Panel] double-click [Network and Sharing Center] select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows Server 2016 Right-click [] select [Control Panel] [View network status and tasks] [Change advanced sharing settings] select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Displaying Shared Printers in the Print Server
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Open Windows Explorer.
Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 [Start] select [All Programs] or [Programs] [Accessories] [Windows Explorer].
Windows 8/Server 2012 Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen select [File Explorer].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Right-click [Start] select [File Explorer].
Windows 10/Server 2016 Right-click [] select [File Explorer].
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Select the printer server in [Network] or [My Network Places].
To view computers on the network, you may need to turn on network discovery or search the network for computers.
Shared printers are displayed.
Displaying the [Software Programs/Manuals Setup] Screen
If your computer does not display the [Software Programs/Manuals Setup] screen after inserting the provided CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, follow the procedure below. The CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive name is indicated as "D:" in this manual. The CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive name may differ depending on the computer you are using.
Windows Vista/7/Server 2008
[Start] enter "D:\MInst.exe" in [Search programs and files] or [Start Search] press the [ENTER] key.
Windows 8/Server 2012
Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen [Run] enter "D:\MInst.exe" click [OK]
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Right-click [Start] [Run] enter "D:\MInst.exe" click [OK]
Windows 10
Click [Ask me anything] enter "D:\MInst.exe" click [D:\MInst.exe] displayed as the search result.
Windows Server 2016
Click [] enter "D:\MInst.exe" click [D:\MInst.exe] displayed as the search result.
Printing a Test Page in Windows
You can check whether the printer driver is operational by printing a test page in Windows.
Right-click the printer driver icon for this machine, and click [Printer properties] or [Properties].
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In the [Ports] tab, check that the port is selected correctly.
If you are using a network connection and have changed the machine's IP address
If [Description] for the selected port is [Canon MFNP Port], and the machine and the computer are on the same subnet, then the connection will be maintained. You do not need to add a new port. If it is [Standard TCP/IP Port], you need to add a new port. Configuring Printer Ports
Right-click the printer driver icon for this machine, and click [Printer properties] or [Properties].
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In the [Ports] tab, make sure that the [Enable bidirectional support] check box is selected.
Checking the SSID to Which Your Computer is Connected
If your computer is connected to a wireless LAN network, click , , , or in the system tray to display the SSID of the connected wireless LAN router.
When Printing or Sending from the Windows Store App
Windows 8/Server 2012 Display the charms on the right side of the screen Tap or click [Devices] The driver that you use [Print].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Display the charms on the right side of the screen Tap or click [Devices] [Print] The driver that you use [Print].
Windows 10 Tap or click [Print] on the application The driver that you use [Print].
If you print a document or send a fax using this method, only a limited number of functions are available.
If the message [The printer requires your attention. Go to the desktop to take care of it.] is displayed, go to the desktop and perform the required operations. This message appears when the machine is set to display the user name when printing documents, sending faxes or similar instances.
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select [Control Panel] 
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in the system tray to display the SSID of the connected wireless LAN router.
