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Installation method 1, About network environments – Sharp AR-M355N User Manual

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION)

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Installation method 1

Use this procedure to install the software in the following environments:

1. Printer connected by LAN cable
2. Windows version: Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003

The following procedure uses Windows XP as an example. Follow the same steps to install the software on other
operating systems.
Before installing the software, make sure that the machine is connected to the network with a network cable.

About network environments

There are several types of network environments. Typical environments include the following:

● Windows network environment
● NetWare network environment

● UNIX network environment
● Macintosh network environment

This manual explains peer-to-peer and server-client network connections in a Windows environment. If the machine
is used in a different network environment, see the online manual (Print Server Card User's Manual) on the "Software
CD-ROM (2)".

Network connection examples

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Example: Windows Server 2003
environment

To configure server settings
when the machine is used on a
server-client type network, see
the operating system manual or
Help.

To install the printer driver, see "Installing the
printer driver (standard installation)" and
"Installing the printer driver (custom
installation)" on pages 5 to 8.

To install the printer driver, see "Using the machine as a
shared printer via a server" on page 9.

TCP/IP protocol

Microsoft Printing Protocol

Peer-to-peer

Server-client

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