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 About this manual

About this manual

This manual explains how to set PC for installing RasterLink6 and the procedure for installing
a printer driver in a client PC.
This document explains the installation procedure using Windows 7 as an example.
Unless otherwise specified, use the same procedure for Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Notations
Menu items are enclosed in quotation marks like “Full Color”.
Buttons in dialog box are framed like Close .
This manual is based on RasterLink6 SG. Please replace software and printer names used in
this manual with those of the software and printer you are using.

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 Table of Contents
Notice ....................................................................................................2

About this manual .................................................................................3

System requirements ............................................................................7

Operating System for Windows client PC........................................................7
Operating System for Macintosh client PC ......................................................8

Method for printing from client PC.........................................................9

Printing by using hot folder ..............................................................................9
Printing by using printer driver .......................................................................10

Set PC with RasterLink6 installed..................................... 11

How to Open the Control Panel ..........................................................12
Windows 10 ...................................................................................................12
Windows 8.1 ..................................................................................................13
Windows 7 .....................................................................................................14
Windows Vista ...............................................................................................15
Windows XP ..................................................................................................16

Change the OS Setting .......................................................................17

Change the Host Name .................................................................................17
Workgroup Settings .......................................................................................20
Set the Local Security Policy (with Windows 7 / Windows Vista) ..................23
Guest account settings ..................................................................................26
For Windows 8.1 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista...............................................26
For Windows XP ..............................................................................................28

Create a Hot Folder/Printer after Printer Registration .........................29

Change the setting to share folders and printers ................................31

Sharing and Discovery settings .....................................................................31
Windows 10/ Windows 8.1...............................................................................31
Windows 7 .......................................................................................................33
Windows Vista .................................................................................................35
Enable file sharing (with Windows Vista) .......................................................38
Enable file sharing (with Windows XP) ..........................................................40

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Print from Client PCs ......................................................... 43
Changing OS Settings.........................................................................44
Workgroup Settings (For Windows 10 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 7 /
Windows Vista/ Windows XP) ....................................................................... 44
Workgroup Settings (For Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.4) ........................................ 47
Workgroup Settings (For Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.11/macOS 10.12)................ 48

Set Windows XP Client PC .................................................................49

Install the printer driver.................................................................................. 49

Set Windows Vista Client PC .............................................................. 53

Sharing and Discovery settings..................................................................... 53
Install the printer driver.................................................................................. 55

Set Windows 7 Client PC .................................................................... 58

Sharing and Discovery settings..................................................................... 58
Install the printer driver.................................................................................. 59

Set Windows 10/ Windows 8.1 Client PC ...........................................62

Sharing and Discovery settings..................................................................... 62
Install the printer driver.................................................................................. 63

Set Macintosh Client PC (OS 10.3).....................................................66

Hot folder setting by Finder ........................................................................... 66
Printer setting ................................................................................................ 68

Set Macintosh Client PC (OS 10.4).....................................................71

Hot folder setting by Finder ........................................................................... 71
Printer setting ................................................................................................ 73

Set Macintosh Client PC (OS 10.5 ~ 10.12) ....................................... 76

Hot folder setting by Finder ........................................................................... 76
Printer setting ................................................................................................ 78
Add a printer manually (MaxOSX10.5 and later) .......................................... 81

Confirm the address............................................................................ 84

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 System requirements

System requirements
The PC that can be used as a client is as follows.
However, depending on the OS of RasterLink6 PC, some client PCs cannot be connected or
can be connected but the functions are limited. Refer to the following "Note!" for details.

Operating System for Windows client PC

WindowsXP Home Edition Service Pack3 or later (32-bit), WindowsXP Professional Edition Ser-
vice Pack3 or later (32-bit), WindowsVista Home Premium Service Pack2 or later (32-bit/64-
bit),WindowsVista Business Service Pack2 or later (32-bit/64-bit), WindowsVista Ultimate Service
Pack2 or later (32-bit/64-bit), WindowsVista Enterprise Service Pack2 or later (32-bit/64-bit), Win-
dows7 Home premium (32-bit/64-bit), Windows7 Professional (32-bit/64-bit), Windows7 Ultimate
(32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8.1
Pro (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8.1 Enterprise (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 10 Home (32-bit/64-bit),
Windows 10 Pro (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 10 Enterprise (32-bit/64-bit)
The output method and connection software to be used differ, depending on the combina-
tion of the operating systems of your RasterLink6-installed PC and client PCs, as follows:
OS of the client PC
Output
OS of the RasterLink6 PC Windows XP Windows Vista / 7 / 8.1/10*1
method
32bit 32bit 64bit
32bit Hot folder OK OK OK
Windows XP
32bit Printer driver OK OK N/A
32bit/64bit Hot folder OK OK OK
Windows Vista
32bit Printer driver OK OK N/A
Home Premium
64bit Printer driver N/A N/A OK
Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Hot folder OK OK OK
Business 32bit Printer driver OK OK N/A
Ultimate
Enterprise 64bit Printer driver N/A N/A OK
32bit/64bit Hot folder OK OK OK
Windows 7
32bit Printer driver OK OK N/A
Home Premium
64bit Printer driver N/A N/A OK
Windows 7 32bit/64bit Hot folder OK OK OK
Professional 32bit Printer driver OK OK N/A
Ultimate
Enterprise 64bit Printer driver N/A N/A OK
32bit/64bit Hot folder OK OK OK
Windows 8.1 32bit Printer driver OK OK N/A
64bit Printer driver N/A N/A OK
32bit/64bit Hot folder OK OK OK
*1
Windows 10 32bit Printer driver N/A OK N/A
64bit Printer driver N/A N/A OK
*1. In Windows 10, data cannot be output by using Guest account.
N/A: Not available

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Operating System for Macintosh client PC
Mac OS X 10.3.9 ~ 10.11, macOS 10.12 (After MacOS X, only SMB connection is supported.
(Apple Talk cannot be used.))

The output method and connection software to be used differ, depending on the combina-
tion of the operating systems of your RasterLink6-installed PC and client PCs, as follows:
OS of the client PC
OS of the Output
Mac OS X macOS
RasterLink6 PC method
10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12
Hot folder OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Windows XP
Printer driver OK OK OK OK OK OK N/A OK OK OK
Windows Vista Hot folder OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Home Premium Printer driver N/A N/A N/A N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK
Windows Vista Hot folder OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Business
Ultimate Printer driver OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Enterprise
Windows 7 Hot folder N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Home Premium Printer driver N/A N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Windows 7 Hot folder N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Professional
Ultimate Printer driver N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Enterprise
Hot folder OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Windows 8.1
Printer driver N/A N/A N/A N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK
Hot folder N/A N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Windows 10*1
Printer driver N/A N/A N/A N/A OK OK OK OK OK OK
*1. In Windows 10, data cannot be output by using Guest account.
N/A: Not available

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 Method for printing from client PC

Method for printing from client PC

If using a PC with an OS that is Windows Vista or later as the RasterLink6 PC,
set the password for the user accounting using the RasterLink6 PC.

Printing by using hot folder

RasterLink6 creates a “hot folder” for receiving image data on its installed PC. Dragging and
dropping the image data onto this hot folder from a client PC enables data transfer to Raster-
Link6.

Dragging

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Printing by using printer driver
When printing directly from applications such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, use the
printer driver created by RasterLink6. As with typical printer drivers, the printer driver created
by RasterLink6 is specified.

Create the hot folder and the printer driver using either of the following meth-
ods.
• Create the hot folder and printer driver when registering the printer using the [Printer Management]
function. ( Installation Guide)
• Create the hot folder and printer driver using the [Favorite] function. ( P.29)

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 Set PC with RasterLink6 installed
RasterLink6 PC is a PC on which RasterLink6 is to be installed or already installed.
This is the explanation about necessary settings and the procedure of installation for operating
RasterLink6 properly.
In this Installation Guide, the RasterLink6 PC host name is described as “Ras-
terLink”. Where the explanation mentions “RasterLink”, substitute the host
name of your RasterLink6 PC.

Perform before installing RasterLink6.

Change the OS Setting ( P.17)

Change the following settings.
• Host name
• Local security policy
• Guest account setting

Install RasterLink6 and register the printer ( Installation Guide)

Install RasterLink6 and then register the printer.

Perform after installing RasterLink6.

Change the setting to share folders and printers ( P.31)

Change the RasterLink6 PC setting to connect and share
folders and printers of client PC.

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How to Open the Control Panel
Open the Control Panel window as follows.

Windows 10
Select [All apps] - [Windows Sys-
1 tem] - [Control Panel] in the Start
menu.
The “Control Panel” window opens.
Click

If “Category” is selected on “View

2 by”, change to “Large icons” or
“Small icons”.

When changed to “Small icons”

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 How to Open the Control Panel

Windows 8.1
Click the arrow icon in the bottom
1 left of the Start screen.

Click

Double click the “Control Panel”.

2 The “Control Panel” window opens.

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Windows 7
Select “Control Panel” in the Start
1 menu.
The “Control Panel” window opens.

Click

If “Category” is selected on “View

2 by”, change to “Large icons” or
“Small icons”.

When changed to “Small icons”

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 How to Open the Control Panel

Windows Vista
Select “Control Panel” in the Start
1 menu.
The “Control Panel” window opens.

Click

If the Control Panel displays the Con-

2 trol Panel Home, click “Classic Click
View”.
All the Control Panel icons are displayed.

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Windows XP
Select “Control Panel” in the Start
1 menu.
The “Control Panel” window opens.

Click

If the Control Panel is in the Cate-

2 gory View, click “Switch to Classic
View”.
All the Control Panel icons are displayed. Click

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 Change the OS Setting

Change the OS Setting

Change the Host Name
Set the host name (computer name) so that the RasterLink6 PC can be identified on the net-
work.

When there are several RasterLink6 PCs on the same network, it is necessary to change the
host names to unique names so that they do not conflict.

Here, the host name before being changed is “XXXX”, and in the following example it is
changed to “RIP-PC”.

Double click [System] in [Control

1 Panel].

Double Click

Click the [Change settings].

2
If [User Account Control] screen is dis-
played, click Continue .

Click

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 Click the [Computer Name] tab.
3 Click Change . 1.Click

2.Click

Change the [Computer name], and

4 click OK .

1.Click

2.Click

The confirmation screen appears.

5 Click OK . The PC is not
restarted.

Click

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 Change the OS Setting

On the “System Properties” screen,

6 click Close .

Click

The restart confirmation screen

7 appears. Click Restart Now to
restart the PC.

Click

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Workgroup Settings
Set RasterLink6 PC so that it participates in a workgroup with the name “WORKGROUP”.
Consult with your network administrator about the network in use or if participating in a
domain network.

Double click [System] in [Control

1 Panel].

Double Click

Click the [Change settings].

2

Click

Click the [Computer Name] tab.

3 Click Change . 1.Click

2.Click

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 Change the OS Setting

Change “Workgroup” and click

4 OK .

1.Change

2.Click

Click OK .
5

Click

The confirmation screen appears.

6 Click OK .
The PC is not restarted.

Click

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 On the “System Properties” screen,
7 click Close .

Click

The restart confirmation screen

8 appears. Click Restart Now to
restart the PC.

Click

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 Change the OS Setting

Set the Local Security Policy (with Windows 7 / Windows

Vista)
If you plan to install RasterLink6 on a PC running Windows 7 or Windows Vista PC and use a
MacOSX PC as a client PC to connect to the RasterLink6 PC via SMB, you need to change
local security policies before installation.
If the RasterLink6 PC is in your domain network, you may not have to do this. For more infor-
mation, contact your network administrator.

The following OSs do not have a local security policy function.

• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows 7 Home Premium

Double click “Administrative Tools”

1 on [Control Panel].
[Administrative Tools] window opens.

Double Click

Double click “Local Security Policy”

2 on [Administrative Tools] window.
The “User Account Control” screen is dis-
played, click Continue . Double Click

[Local Security Policy] window opens.

Select [Security Options] from

3 [Security Settings].

Double click [Network access: Let

Everyone permissions apply to anon- 1.Select
ymous users]. 2.Double Click
[Network access: Let Everyone permissions
apply to anonymous users] dialog is dis-
played.

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 Select “Enabled”.
4 Click OK .

1.Select

2.Click

Double click [Network access:

5 Restrict anonymous access to Named
Pipes and Shares].
[Network access: Restrict anonymous
access to Named Pipes and Shares] dialog is
displayed.

Double Click

Select “Disabled”.
6 Click OK .

1.Select

2.Click

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 Change the OS Setting

Click the Close button to close the

7 screen.
Click

Restart the PC.

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Guest account settings
Set the guest account to allow the accesses to RasterLink6 PC.

For Windows 10
In Windows 10, Guest account cannot be used.
If an OS platform earlier than Windows 10 using Guest account is
upgraded to Windows 10, Guest account cannot be used anymore.

For Windows 8.1 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista

Double click [User Accounts] on
1 [Control Panel].

Double Click

Click “Manage another account”.

2

Click

If [User Account Control] screen is dis-

played, click Continue .

Click “Guest”.
3

Click

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 Change the OS Setting

Click Turn On .
4

Click

Open the Folder Options of the Control Panel, and click View. On the
Advanced settings section of the View tab, check that “Use Sharing Wizard
(Recommended)” is selected.

Click

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 For Windows XP
Double click [User Accounts] on
1 [Control Panel].

Double Click

Click “Guest”.
2

Click

Click Turn On the Guest Account .

3
• Make sure that “Use simple
file sharing (Recom-
mended)” is checked in
[Tools] - [Folder Options] -
Click
[View] - [Advanced set-
tings:] of Explorer.
• If you are participating in a
domain network, consult
with your network adminis-
trator about how Guest
accounts are handled.

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 Create a Hot Folder/Printer after Printer Registration

Create a Hot Folder/Printer after Printer Reg-

istration
If the hot folder and printer driver were not created when the printer was registered, create
them using the following procedure.

Refer to the reference guide about printer registration.

Start up RasterLink6.
1 1.Click

3.Click
When creating the hot folder
and the printer driver, start up 2.Click
RasterLink6 with administra-
tor privileges.

Display [Favorite].
2 Here, display the [General Print] window,
and from the tab on the left of the window,
select [Favorite].

From the list, select the "Favorite" to

3 create the hot folder/printer driver
and click the .

The hot folder dialogue box is dis-

4 played. Click Create .

Click

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 Click .
5 Close
This completes the creation of the hot folder
and printer driver.

Click

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 Change the setting to share folders and printers

Change the setting to share folders and print-

ers
Set PC with RasterLink6 installed so that the networked client PC can access it.

Sharing and Discovery settings

This section describes how to configure your RasterLink6 PC to participate in a workgroup
and to setup for sharing and discovery over the private network.
If you want to configure your RasterLink6 PC to participate in a domain network, or for infor-
mation on your network, please contact your network administrator.

Windows 10/ Windows 8.1

Click [Network and Sharing Center]
1 on [Control Panel]

Click

Click [Change advanced sharing set-

2 tings].

Click

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 From the next step, change “Private”
3 or “Guest or Public” depending on
the network configuration.
Change the current network configu-
ration setting being displayed.
If you have network administrator,
ask him/her which setting to change.

Set the following items.

4
1. Select “Turn on network discov-
ery”.
• When you change “Private” settings,
turn on “Turn on automatic setup of
network connected devices.”
2. Select "Turn on file and printer
sharing".
3. When you change “Private” set-
tings, select “Use user accounts
and passwords to connect to
other computers”.

Open “All Networks” Set the follow-

5 ing items.
1. Select “Turn off password pro-
tected sharing”.

Click [Save changes].

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 Change the setting to share folders and printers

Windows 7
Double click [Network and Sharing
1 Center] on [Control Panel].

Double Click

Click [Change advanced sharing set-

2 tings].

Click

From the next step, change “Home or Work” or “Public” depending on the net-
3 work configuration.
Change the current network configuration setting being displayed.
If you have network administrator, ask him/her which setting to change.

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 Select the following items.
4
1. Select “Turn on network discov-
ery”.
2. Select "Turn on file and printer
1.Select
sharing".
2.Select

3. Select “Turn off password pro-

tected sharing”.
Click Save changes .

3.Select

4.Click

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 Change the setting to share folders and printers

Windows Vista
Double click [Network and Sharing
1 Center] on [Control Panel].

Double Click

Click of “Network discovery”.

2

Click

Select “Turn on network discovery”.

3
Click Apply .

If "User Account Control" screen is dis-

played, click Continue .

1.Click
2.Click

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 Select “No, make the network that I
4 am connected to a private network”.

Click of “File sharing”.

5

Click

Select “Turn on file sharing”.

6
Click Apply .

If "User Account Control" screen is dis-

played, click Continue .

1.Click
2.Click

Click of “Password protected

7 sharing”.

Click

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 Change the setting to share folders and printers

Select “Turn off password protected

8 sharing”.

Click Apply .

If "User Account Control" screen is dis-

played, click Continue .

2.Click

1.Click

Confirm the setting has been

9 changed.
Click the Close button to finish.

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Enable file sharing (with Windows Vista)

When RasterLink6 starts up for the first time, the hot folder and PPD folder are automatically
set for file sharing. However, with Windows Vista, if file sharing is not enabled, access from
the client PC is not possible. The following is an example of enabling Windows Vista file
sharing using the PPD folder automatically set for file sharing when RasterLink6 starts up for
the first time.

Display the PPD folder on the Raster-

1 Link6 PC.

Select the PPD folder and right click

2 it.

Select “Share...” from the pop-up

menu. 2.Select

1.Right Click

Click Share .
3
If "User Account Control" screen is
displayed, click Continue .

Click

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 Change the setting to share folders and printers

Click Done .
4

Click

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Enable file sharing (with Windows XP)

When RasterLink6 starts up for the first time, the hot folder and PPD folder are automatically
set for file sharing. However, with Windows XP, if file sharing is not enabled, access from the
client PC is not possible. The following is an example of enabling Windows XP file sharing
using the PPD folder automatically set for file sharing when RasterLink6 starts up for the first
time.

Display the PPD folder on the Raster-

1 Link6 PC.
The hand icon under the folder shows that it
is set for file sharing.

Select the PPD folder and right click

2 it.

Select “Sharing and Security” from

the pop-up menu. 1.Right Click

2.Select

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 Change the setting to share folders and printers

If the screen at right appears, file

3 sharing is not enabled. Click “If you
understand the security risks but want
to share files without running the
wizard, click here”.
If the screen in 4 appears, file sharing is
already enabled so it is not necessary to
change the setting.

To run the Network Setup

Wizard, specialist knowledge
of networks is required. If you
are not confident about mak- 1.Click
ing network settings, do not
run the Network Setup Wiz-
ard.

Select “Just enable file sharing”.

Click OK .

2.Select

3.Click

When RasterLink6 starts up for the

4 first time, the PPD folder is set for
file sharing, so “Share this folder on
the network” is checked. Without
making any changes, click OK
to close the screen.

Click

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 Print from Client PCs
The following explains the settings for the client PC that accesses RasterLink6 connected to
the network.
As the client PC, Windows XP/Vista/7/8.1/10 and Macintosh can be used.
This chapter assumes that JV400-LX was registered in the “Printer Manage-
ment”. When another printer is registered, make the settings with the different
model name.

Windows Vista Windows 8.1/10 Mac OSX(10.4)

Client PC( P.53) Client PC( P.62) Client PC( P.71)

Windows XP
Mac OSX(10.5~10.11)/
Client PC( P.49)
Windows 7 Mac OSX(10.3) macOS 10.12
Client PC( P.58) Client PC( P.66) Client PC( P.76)

Ethernet

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Changing OS Settings
Perform settings for the workgroup name to have the client PC participate in WORKGROUP.
Consult with your network administrator about the network in use or if participating in a
domain network.

Workgroup Settings (For Windows 10 / Windows 8.1 / Win-

dows 7 / Windows Vista/ Windows XP)
The preset workgroup name in Windows 7 is “WORKGROUP2.
The following explains an example where the workgroup name is “XXXX” before the change,
and is changed to “WORKGROUP”.

Double click [System] in [Control

1 Panel].

Double Click

Click the [Change settings].

2

Click

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 Changing OS Settings

Click the [Computer Name] tab.

3 Click Change . 1.Click

2.Click

Change “Workgroup” and click

4 OK .

Input the same name as the

workgroup name set in Ras-
terLink6 PC.

1.Change

2.Click

Click OK
5 .

Click

The confirmation screen appears.

6 Click OK . The PC is not
restarted.

Click

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 On the “System Properties” screen,
7 click Close .

Click

The restart confirmation screen

8 appears. Click Restart Now to
restart the PC.

Click

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 Changing OS Settings

Workgroup Settings (For Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.4)

The following explains an example where the workgroup name is set to “WORKGROUP”
using MacOS X 10.4.
The workgroup name is set also to "WORKGROUP" in RasterLink6 PC.

From [Finder], open [Go] - [Utilit-

1 ties].
Click “Directory Access”.

Click

Select "SMB/CIFS", and click

2 Configure... .

For OS 10.3, select “SMB”.

1.Select

2.Click

For "Workgroup", input the same

3 group name as in RasterLink6 PC.
1.Input

Click OK .
2.Click
Input the same name as the
workgroup name set in Ras-
terLink6 PC.

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Workgroup Settings (For Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.11/macOS 10.12)
The following explains an example where the workgroup name is set to “WORKGROUP”
using MacOS X 10.7.
The workgroup name is set also to "WORKGROUP" in RasterLink6 PC.

Click [Network] in [System Prefer-

1 ences].

Click

Select the connected network and

2 click Advanced... .

Click

Click the "WINS" tab.

3 For “Workgroup”, input the same group 1.Click
name as in RasterLink6 PC.
2.Input

Click .

Input the same name as the

workgroup name set in Ras-
terLink6 PC.
3.Click

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 Set Windows XP Client PC

Set Windows XP Client PC

Install the printer driver
Described below is the procedure for installing the printer driver on Windows XP.

In the Start menu, select "Control

1 Panel".
Open the “Printers and Faxes” win- Click
dow.

Click “Add a printer”.

On the “Add Printer Wizard” win-

2 dow, click Next .

Click

Select the “A network printer, or a

3 printer attached to another com-
puter”.

Click Next . 1.Select

2.Click

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 Select the “Browse for a printer”.
4
Click Next .

1.Select

2.Click

From the list of Shared printers,

5 select the PC on which RasterLink6
has been installed.

Select the printer driver “Printer

Name” which you prepared on
“Printer Management”. 1.Select

2.Click

When “Connect to Printer” dialog

6 box warning appears, click “Yes”. Click

Click Finish .
7

Click

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 Set Windows XP Client PC

Addition of the printer has been com-

8 pleted.

Right-click on the added printer, and

9 then select the properties.
1.Right click

2.Click

10 Click [General] tab.

Click Printing Preferences... . 1.Click

2.Click

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 11 Click Advanced... .

Click

12 Select “Download as Softfont”.

Click OK .

1.Select

2.Click

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 Set Windows Vista Client PC

Set Windows Vista Client PC

Sharing and Discovery settings
This section describes how to configure your Windows Vista PC to participate in a workgroup
and to setup for sharing and discovery over the private network.
If you want to configure your Windows Vista PC to participate in a domain network, or for
information on your network, please contact your network administrator.

Double click [Network and Sharing

1 Center] on [Control Panel].

Double Click

Click of “Network discovery”.

2

Click

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 Select “Turn on network discovery”.
3
Click Apply .

If "User Account Control" screen is dis-

played, click Continue .

1.Select
2.Click

Select “No, make the network that I

4 am connected to a private network”.

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Install the printer driver

Described below is the procedure for installing the printer driver on Windows Vista.

Open the “Printers” window.

1 Select [Start] - [Control Panel] menu. Click
Select [Printers] on the “Control Panel”
window.

Click “Add a printer”.

The “Add Printer Wizard” window is dis-
played.

Click “Add a network, wireless or

2 Bluetooth printer”.

Click

Select an appropriate printer of Ras-

3 terLink6 PC to be shared from the list
of printers.
1.Select
Click Next .
After the “Windows Printer Installation”
screen is displayed, the “Printers” screen
appears.
2.Click

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 Click “Install driver”.
4 If "User Account Control" screen is dis-
played, click Continue .

Click

Click Next .
5

Click

Click Finish .
6 Addition of the printer has been completed.

Click

Set the added printer.

7 Right-click on the added printer, and then
select the properties from the pop-up menu.
1.Right click

2.Click

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Click [General] tab.

8
1.Click
Click Printing Preferences... .

2.Click

Click Advanced... .
9

Click

10 Select “Download as Softfont”.

Click OK .

1.Select

2.Click

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Sharing and Discovery settings
This section describes how to configure your Windows 7 PC to participate in a workgroup and
to setup for sharing and discovery over the private network.
If you want to configure your Windows 7 PC to participate in a domain network, or for infor-
mation on your network, please contact your network administrator.

Double click [Network and Sharing

1 Center] on [Control Panel].

Double Click

Click [Change advanced sharing set-

2 tings].

Click

From the next step, change “Home or Work” or “Public” depending on the net-
3 work configuration.
Change the current network configuration setting being displayed.
If you have network administrator, ask him/her which setting to change.

Select “Turn on network discovery”.

4

Select

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Install the printer driver

Described below is the procedure for installing the printer driver on Windows 7.

Open the “Devices and Printers” win-

1 dow. Click

1. Click [Start] - [Devices and Printers]

menu.
2. Click “Add a printer”.

Click “Add a network, wireless or

2 Bluetooth printer”.

Click

Select an appropriate printer of Ras-

3 terLink6 PC to be shared.
Click Next .
1.Select

2.Click

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 Click “Install driver” on the Printers
4 window.

Click

Click Next .
5

Click

Click Finish .
6 Addition of the printer has been completed.

Click

Set the added printer.

7 Right-click on the added printer, and then
select the Printing Preferences... from the
pop-up menu. 1.Right click

2.Click

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Click Advanced... .
8

Click

Change “TrueType Font” to “Down-

9 load as Softfont”.

Click OK .

1.Select

2.Click

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Set Windows 10/ Windows 8.1 Client PC
Sharing and Discovery settings
This section describes how to configure your Windows 10/8.1 PC to participate in a work-
group and to setup for sharing and discovery over the private network.
If you want to configure your Windows 10/8.1 PC to participate in a domain network, or for
information on your network, please contact your network administrator.

Click [Network and Sharing Center]

1 on [Control Panel].

Double Click

Click [Change advanced sharing set-

2 tings].

Click

From the next step, change “Home or Work” or “Public” depending on the net-
3 work configuration.
Change the current network configuration setting being displayed.
If you have network administrator, ask him/her which setting to change.

Select “Turn on network discovery”.

4

Select

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Install the printer driver

Described below is the procedure for installing the printer driver on Windows 10/8.

Click [Devices and Printers] on

1 [Control Panel].

Click

Click “Add a printer”.

2 Click

Select an appropriate printer of Ras-

3 terLink6 PC to be shared.
Click Next .
1.Select

2.Click

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 Click “Install driver” on the Printers
4 window.

Click

Click Next .
5

Click

Click Finish .
6 Addition of the printer has been completed.

Click

Set the added printer.

7 Right-click on the added printer, and then
select the Printing Preferences... from the
pop-up menu. 1.Right click

2.Click

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Click Advanced... .
8

Click

Change “TrueType Font” to “Down-

9 load as Softfont”.

Click OK .

1.Select

2.Click

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Set Macintosh Client PC (OS 10.3)
Hot folder setting by Finder
Select a file server by Finder to access the hot folder of the RasterLink6 from the Macintosh
client.

Open [Go] - [Connect to Server]

1 from [Finder].

Select [Utilities] from [Finder],

select [Directory Access], and
check that the option to use
SMB is selected.

Click

Enter the “Server Address” as fol-

2 lows. 1.Enter
“afp:/at/RasterLink6 PC host name”
or “afp://RasterLink6 PC IP address”

Click Connect .

2.Click

Select the hot folder you want to use.

3
Click OK .
2.Select

2.Click

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Enter the “Name” and “Password” of

4 the user registered in the PC in which
1.Enter
RasterLink6 is installed.
When the Guest account is
on, connect with “Guest”.

Click Connect .

2.Click

The hot folder is mounted and acces-

5 sible from the Macintosh client PC.

Return to step 1, and in step 3, select

6 the PPD folder.

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Select [Print & Fax] from [System

1 Preferences].

Select [Utilities] from [Finder],

select [Directory Access], and
check that the option to use Select
SMB is selected.

Click Set Up Printers... .

2

Click

Pressing option key, click

3 Add . Click

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Select “Advanced” from the combo

4 box at the top. 1.Select

Select “Windows Printer via

SAMBA” for the “Device”.

2.Select

Enter any printer name in the

5 “Device Name” field.
The entered printer name will appear on
Input
MacOS.

Enter the “Device URL” as follows.

6 If the OS of your RasterLink6 PC is Win-
dows 7 or Windows Vista , enter the
"Device URL" as follows.
“smb://RasterLink6 PC’s host name/shared Input
printer name”
or “smb://RasterLink6 PC’s IP address/
shared printer name”

If the OS of your RasterLink6 PC is Windows XP, enter the “Device URL” as

follows.
• When the Guest account is off:
“smb://user name:password@RasterLink6 PC’s host name/shared printer
name”
or “smb://user name:password@RasterLink6 PC’s IP address/shared
printer name”
• When the Guest account is on:
“smb://guest@RasterLink6 PC’s host name/shared printer name”
or “smb://guest@RasterLink6 PC’s IP address/shared printer name”

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 Select the printer to be used.
7 Select “Other...” for the “Printer Model”.

Select

Select “MKRL5xEN.PPD” in the

8 mounted PPD folder.
1.Select
Click Choose .

Do not use “MKIJEN.PPD”

with Mac OS X.

2.Click

Check that the PPD file selected in

9 Step 8 is displayed at the “Printer
Model”. 1.Check

Click Add .

2.Click

10 The new printer is added to the

[Printer List].

11 Repeat steps 3 to 10 to add the

required Printers.

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Set Macintosh Client PC (OS 10.4)

Hot folder setting by Finder
Use Finder to select an appropriate file server so that your Macintosh client PC can access the
hot folder in the RasterLink6 PC.

Select [Go] from [Finder] and then

1 select [Connect to Server...].

Select [Utilities] from [Finder],

select [Directory Access], and
check that the option to use
SMB/CIFS is selected.

Click

Fill the “Server Address” field as fol-

2 lows:
1.Enter

“smb://RasterLink6 PC’s host name” or

“smb://RasterLink6 PC’s IP address”.
(How to check the IP address P.84)

2.Click
Click Connect .

Input the “Name” and “Password”

3 for a user registered in RasterLink6
1.Input
PC.
When the Guest account is
on, connect with “Guest”.

Click OK .

2.Click

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 Select one of the shared folders to be
4 used as the hot folder.
1.Select
Click OK .

2.Click

The hot folder is mounted and ready

5 to be accessed by your Macintosh cli-
ent PC.

Return to Step 1 and select the PPD

6 folder in Step 4.

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Printer setting

Select [Print & Fax] from [System

1 Preferences].

Select [Utilities] from [Finder],

select [Directory Access], and
check that the option to use
SMB/ CIFS is selected. Select

Click + .
2

Click

Pressing option key, click “More

3 Printers...”.

Click

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 Select “Advanced” from the combo
4 box at the top. 1.Select

Select “Windows Printer via

SAMBA” for the “Device”.

2.Select

Enter any printer name in the

5 “Device Name” field.
The entered printer name will appear on Enter
MacOS.

Enter the “Device URL” as follows.

6 If the OS of your RasterLink6 PC is Win-
dows 7 or Windows Vista , enter the
"Device URL" as follows.
Enter
“smb://RasterLink6 PC’s host name/shared
printer name”
or “smb://RasterLink6 PC’s IP address/
shared printer name”

If the OS of your RasterLink6 PC is Windows XP, enter the “Device URL” as fol-
lows.
• When the Guest account is off:
“smb://user name:password@RasterLink6 PC’s host name/shared printer
name”
or “smb://user name:password@RasterLink6 PC’s IP address/shared printer
name”
• When the Guest account is on:
“smb://guest@RasterLink6 PC’s host name/shared printer name”
or “smb://guest@RasterLink6 PC’s IP address/shared printer name”

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Select the printer to be used.

7 Select “Other...” for the “Printer Model”.

Select

Select “MKRL5xEN.PPD” from the

8 mounted PPD folder. 1.Select

Click Choose .
Do not use “MKRL5EN.PPD”
with OS X.

2.Click

Check that the PPD file selected in

9 Step 8 is displayed at the “Printer
Model”.

Click Add .
1.Check

2.Click

10 The new printer is added to the

[Printer List].

11 Repeat Steps 3 to 10 to add the

required printers.

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Set Macintosh Client PC (OS 10.5 ~ 10.12)
The following explains an example in Mac OSX 10.7. Unless otherwise speci-
fied, the procedure is the same in other OSs.

Hot folder setting by Finder

Use Finder to select an appropriate file server so that your Macintosh client PC can access the
hot folder in the RasterLink6 PC.

Open [Go] - [Connect to Server] in

1 the [Finder].

Click

Enter the “Server Address” as fol-

2 lows. 1.Enter
“smb://RasterLink6 PC host name” or
“smb://RasterLink6 PC IP address”
(How to check the IP address P.84)

Click Connect .

2.Click

Enter the “Name” and “Password” of

3 the user registered in the PC in which
RasterLink6 is installed. 1.Enter

When the Guest account is

on, connect with “Guest”.

Click Connect .
2.Click

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Select the hot folder and the PPD

4 folder.

Click OK . 1.Select

2.Click

The hot folder and the PPD folder are

5 mounted and accessible from the
Macintosh client PC.

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Select [Print & Scan] from [System

1 Preferences].

For OS 10.5 to 10.6, select

[Print & Fax].
For OS 10.9 and later, select
"Print & Scan". Select

Click + .
2

Click

Select “Windows” from the menu.

3 1.Select

Select “rip-pc” from printer browse

2.Click
list.

If the RasterLink6 PC cannot

be found in this screen, refer
to “Add a printer manually”
( P.81) to add the printer.

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Enter the “Name” and “Password” of

4 the user registered in the PC in which
RasterLink6 is installed.
1.Enter

Click Connect .

When guest account is ON,

select “Guest”.
2.Click

Select the printer to be used.

5 Select “Other” for the “Print Using”.
1.Select

2.Select

Select “MKRL5xEN.PPD” from the

6 mounted PPD folder. 1.Select

Click Open .
Do not use “MKRL5EN.PPD”
with OS X.

2.Click

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 Check that “RasterLink6 (for OSX)”
7 is displayed in “Print Using”.

Click Add .

1.Check

2.Click

The new printer is added to the [Print

8 & Fax] list.

Repeat Steps 2 to 8 to add the

9 required printers.

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Add a printer manually (MaxOSX10.5 and later)

If the RasterLink6 cannot be found in the browser list, add the printer manually as below:

Select “Details” (Gear) icon from the tool bar on the adding printer window.
1 If “Details” icon cannot be found in the tool bar, add it with the following procedures:

1. While you press the Control key,

click the tool bar. From the displayed pop-
up menu, select [Customize tool bar].

Select

2. Drag&drop the “Details” icon on the tool

bar and click Done .
1.Drag

2Click

Select “Windows printer viaspoolss” for the

2 “Type”.

For OS 10.5 to 10.6, select

“Windows”.
Select

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 Enter the “URL” as follows.
3 “smb://RasterLink6 PC’s host name/shared
printer name”
or “smb://RasterLink6 PC’s IP address/ 1.Enter
shared printer name”
2.Enter
Enter the printer name to display on
4 the MacOS in the “Name”.

Select “Other” for the “Print Using”.

5

Select

Select “MKRL5xEN.PPD” from the

6 mounted PPD folder. 1.Select
Click Open .

2.Click

Check that “RasterLink6(for OSX)”

7 is displayed in “Print Using”.
Click Add .

1.Check

2.Click

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The new printer is added to the [Print

8 & Scan] list.

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Confirm the address
To access RasterLink6, Host Name or IP Address of the PC which RasterLink6 installed is
needed. Confirm the Host Name or the IP Address as follows.

Select [Command Prompt].

1 [Start] menu - [All Programs] - [Accesso-
ries] - [Command Prompt]

Click

Enter the following words and press

2 Enter. Enter “ipconfig/all”
“ipconfig/all”

Host Name and IP Address are dis-

3 played.
Host name

Click the Close button.

IP Address

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