Canon is one of the best printer brands, and their printers have some great features that other printer brands don't. However, there are a number of minor but common issues that can occur on Canon printers on a regular basis. Do you know what to do when these common Canon printer setup problems occur when trying to print something important or scan and upload a document? If you purchased new Canon printer and want to set up it, here you will get appropriate step by step canon printer setup method and know how to fix most printer problems in easy and simple steps to enjoy your printing job without any hamper.
Before performing the installation and download process of the canon printer, the Printer is to be unboxed and connected to the computer as well as with the main power board with the help of an appropriate cable.
INSTALLING - PRINTER DRIVER
If you have got an installation of Canon Driver Information Assist Service and also using an operating system that is equipped with Windows Firewall, and when a dialogue box then appears, click on YES or NO.
If the user selects the option YES, Windows Firewall will be configured for unblocking the connection for Canon.com/ijsetup Information Assist Service. This will then let you set up the printer configuration automatically or use the Job Accounting feature.
When the user selects the option NO, he/she will not be able to use the Canon Driver Information Assist Service.
PROCESS TO INSTALL PRINTER DRIVER
The printer drivers that the user has selected will then get added to the PRINTER LIST FOR DRIVER INSTALLATION.
For setting up a standard port, one needs to:
For setting up a port for a network printer:
If you wish to add a port:
Then specify the settings for the port which you want to add in the dialogue box that gets displayed, then select OK.
Restart the computer when a pop-up message asks you to do so. The user can then find the printer icon displayed in the Printer folder. This means that the driver has now been INSTALLED.
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