Changing the Port Settings

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Change the computer's port settings according to the machine's newly assigned or manually specified IP address.


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  • In the following procedures, items displayed on the screen for Windows Vista are used; items might differ depending on your operating system.
  • Log on to Windows with administrator privileges.
  1. Open the [Printers], [Printers and Faxes], or [Devices and Printers] folder.
  • For Windows 2000, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Settings] → [Printers].
  • For Windows XP Home Edition, click [start] on the Windows task bar → [Control Panel] → [Printers and Other Hardware] → [Printers and Faxes].
  • For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [start] or [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Printers and Faxes].
  • For Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Control Panel] → [Hardware and Sound] → [Printers].
  • For Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Devices and Printers].
  1. Right-click the icon of the printer you installed → select [Printer Properties].

  • If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, click [Continue].
  1. Click the [Ports] tab → [Add Port].

  1. From [Available port types], select [Standard TCP/IP Port] → click [New Port].

The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard starts.

  1. Click [Next].

  1. In [Printer Name or IP Address], enter the machine's IP address or host name → click [Next].

Your entry in [Printer Name or IP Address] is automatically copied in [Port Name].

  1. Click [Finish].

If the dialog box displays [Additional Port Information Required], follow the instructions on the screen to search again, or click [Standard] → click [Canon Network Printing Device with P9100] from the pull-down list → click [Next].

  1. Click [Close] to close the [Printer Ports] dialog box.

  1. Make sure that the IP address specified in step 6 is added to the port list, and click [Apply].

  1. Click [OK].