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Dell C3760dn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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Installing Printer Drivers on Windows

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Computers

Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition

1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click StartNetwork.
2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.
4 Click Install driver.
5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer

object to be added to the Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors.

6 Print a test page to verify installation.

a

Click StartControl Panel.

b

Select Printers.

c

Right-click the printer you just created and select Properties.

d

On the General tab, click Print Test Page.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.

Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, or Windows Server 2008 R2

1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click Start→ your user name→ Network (StartNetwork for

Windows Server 2008 R2).

2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.
4 Click Install driver.
5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer

object to be added to the Devices and Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other

factors.

6 Print a test page to verify installation.

a

Click StartDevices and Printers.

b

Right-click the printer you just created and select Printer properties.

c

On the General tab, click Print Test Page.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.

Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit Edition, or Windows Server 2012

1 Point to the top or bottom right corner of the screen, and then click Search → Type Network in the search box,

click Apps, and then click Network.

2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.
4 Click Install driver.
5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer

object to be added to the Devices and Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other

factors.

6 Print a test page to verify installation.

a

Under Desktop mode, right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click Control Panel

Hardware and Sound (Hardware for Windows Server 2012) → Devices and Printers.

b

Right-click the printer you just created and select Printer properties.