Canon Lbp 3000 User Guide

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NOTE
If you are using Windows Vista and the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, 
click [Continue].
3Check that [File and Printers Sharing for Microsoft Networks] 
is selected, then click [OK].
■Printer Sharing Settings
NOTE
For Windows XP, the printer cannot be shared over a network using the default settings 
(the settings immediately after installation).
To use the printer sharing settings, you need...

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2Right-click the icon for your printer, then select [Sharing] from 
the pop-up menu.
NOTE
If you are using Windows Vista and [Change sharing options] appears, click 
[Change sharing options].
If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Continue].
 

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3Select [Share this printer]. Update the share name as 
required.
For  Windows 2000: Select [Shared as].
For Windows Vista: Select the [Share this printer] check box.
NOTE
•You can also specify the sharing settings during the local installation.
•Do not enter blank or special characters in [Shared name].
 

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4If the print server is running an operating system other than 
Windows Vista and any client is using Windows 98/Me, click 
[Additional Drivers].
If the print server is running Windows Vista or no client is using Windows 98/Me, 
click [OK]. The printer icon changes to the shared printer icon, and the printer 
sharing settings are completed.
The [Additional Drivers] dialog box is displayed.
 

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5Place a checkmark next to [Windows 95, 98 and Me], then 
click [OK].
For Windows 2000: Place a checkmark next to [Windows 95 or 98], and then 
click [OK].
For Windows Server 2003: Place a checkmark next to [Windows 95, Windows 98, 
and Windows Millennium Edition], and then click [OK].
6Insert the supplied LBP3000 User Software CD-ROM into 
the CD-ROM drive.
If the [Insert Disk] dialog box appears, click...

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8Click [Close].
The printer icon changes to the shared printer icon.
IMPORTANT
To clear the printer sharing settings, use the following procedures.
-For an operating system other than Windows Vista: Select [Do not share this 
printer] ([Not shared] for Windows 2000) in the [Sharing] sheet.
-For Windows Vista: Clear the [Share this printer] check box in the [Sharing] sheet. 
(If [Change sharing options]...

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•When you installed the CAPT software from CD-ROM Setup, a [Warning] dialog box was 
displayed.
-If you clicked [Yes], Windows Firewall was reconfigured to unblock communication with 
the client computers.
-If you clicked [No], however, Windows Firewall was configured to block communication 
with the client computers, and you will need to use the following method to clear that 
block.
1.Display the [Windows...

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Installing the Client
This section describes the procedure for installing the printer driver on the client 
computers.
There are two ways to install the printer driver: local installation and download 
installation.
■Local Installation (See p. 3-62)
Installing the printer driver using the supplied CD-ROM.
■Download and Install
This installs the printer driver by downloading it from the print server, without...

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2.On the [Exceptions] sheet in the [Windows Firewall] ([Windows Firewall Settings] 
for Windows Vista) dialog box, place a checkmark next to [File and Printer Sharing] 
then click [OK].
NOTE
•Clients can use either Windows 98/Me or Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista.
•If your print server is Windows 98/Me, you cannot download and install on Windows 
2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista.
•If the print server is running...

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-If you are using Windows Vista, enter D:\English\MInst.exe in [Start Search] 
under the [Start] menu, and then press the [ENTER] key on your keyboard.
NOTE
If you are using Windows Vista and the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, 
click [Allow].
2Click [Easy Installation] or [Custom Installation].
[Easy Installation] allows you to install the printer driver and the instruction 
manuals...