Restrictions on Printer SharingIf you are using the XPS printer driver, replace "Canon IJ Preview" with "Canon IJ XPS Preview" whenreading this information.These are restrictions that apply when you are using a printer in a network environment. Check therestrictions for the environment you are using.When You Are Sharing a Printer in a Network• A print completion message may be displayed. To disable the message from being displayed, followthe procedure below.◦ If you are using Windows 8:In the Devices and Printers window of the client, select the printer from Printers, and click Printserver properties on the command bar.Uncheck Show informational notifications for network printers on the Advanced tab, andthen restart the computer.◦ If you are using Windows 7:In the Devices and Printers window of the client, select the printer from Printers and Faxes, andclick Print server properties on the command bar.Uncheck Show informational notifications for network printers on the Advanced tab, andthen restart the computer.◦ If you are using Windows Vista:Press the Alt key from the Printers window on the client system. Open Run as administrator ->Server Properties... from the displayed File menu.Uncheck Show informational notifications for network printers on the Advanced tab, andthen restart the computer.◦ If you are using Windows XP:Open Server Properties from the File menu of the Printers and Faxes window on the printserver system.Uncheck Notify when remote documents are printed on the Advanced tab, and then restartthe computer.• The bi-directional communication function is disabled and the correct printer status may not berecognized.If a client user opens the printer driver properties (to display the properties when using Windows 8 orWindows 7, press the Alt key, and select Printer properties from the displayed File menu) and thenclicks OK with the Enable bidirectional support check box cleared on the Ports tab, thebidirectional communication function of the print server may also be disabled.In this case, check Enable bidirectional support check box on both the print server system and theclient system.• When you print from a client system, you cannot use Canon IJ Preview.• When the functions on the Maintenance tab cannot be set properly from a client system, they may begrayed out. In this case, change the settings from the print server.When you change the settings of the print server, you should delete the icon of the shared printerfrom the client system, and then specify the shared settings again in the client system.236
