Getting started
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following
requirements:
Windows
Your machine supports the following Windows operating systems.
•
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is the minimum requirement for all
Windows operating systems.
•
Users who have an administrator right can install the software.
•
Windows Terminal Services
is compatible with this machine.
Macintosh
Linux
INSTALLING USB CONNECTED MACHINE’S
DRIVER
A locally connected machine is a machine directly attached to your
computer using the USB cable. If your machine is attached to a network,
skip the following steps below and go on to installing network connected
machine’s driver. (See "Installing network connected machine’s driver" on
page 30.)
Only use an USB cable no longer then 3 m (118 in. ).
Windows
You can install the machine software using the typical or custom method.
The following steps below are recommended for most users who use a
machine directly connected to your computer. All components necessary for
machine operations will be installed.
OS
CONTENTS
Windows
•
Printer driver:
Use this driver to take full advantage of
your machine’s features.
•
Smart Panel:
This program allows you to monitor the
machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs
during printing.
•
Printer Settings Utility (ML-2580 Series only):
This
program allows you to set up printer’s other options from
your computer desktop.
•
SetIP (ML-2580 Series only):
Use this program to set
your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.
Macintosh
•
Printer Driver:
Use this driver to take full advantage of
your machine’s features.
•
Smart Panel:
This program allows you to monitor the
machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs
during printing.
•
Printer Settings Utility (ML-2580 Series only):
This
program allows you to set up printer’s other options from
your computer desktop.
•
SetIP (ML-2580 Series only):
Use this program to set
your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.
Linux
•
Unified Linux Driver:
Use this driver to take full
advantage of your machine’s features.
•
Smart Panel:
This program allows you to monitor the
machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs
during printing.
•
Printer Settings Utility (ML-2580 Series only):
This
program allows you to set up printer’s other options from
your computer desktop.
•
SetIP (ML-2580 Series only):
Use this program to set
your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.
OPERATING
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENT (RECOMMENDED)
CPU
RAM
FREE HDD
SPACE
Windows
2000
Pentium II 400 MHz
(Pentium III 933 MHz)
64 MB
(128 MB)
600 MB
Windows XP
Pentium III 933 MHz
(Pentium IV 1 GHz)
128 MB
(256 MB)
1.5 GB
Windows
Server 2003
Pentium III 933 MHz
(Pentium IV 1 GHz)
128 MB
(512 MB)
1.25 GB to
2 GB
Windows
Server 2008
Pentium IV 1 GHz
(Pentium IV 2 GHz)
512 MB
(2048 MB)
10 GB
Windows
Vista
Pentium IV 3 GHz
512 MB
(1024 MB)
15 GB
OPERATING
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS (RECOMMENDED)
CPU
RAM
FREE HDD
SPACE
Mac OS X
10.3 ~ 10.4
•
Intel
Processors
•
PowerPC G4/
G5
•
128 MB for a
PowerPC based
Mac (512 MB)
•
512 MB for a
Intel-based Mac
(1 GB)
1 GB
Mac OS X
10.5 ~ 10.6
•
Intel
Processors
•
867 MHz or
faster Power
PC G4/ G5
512 MB (1 GB)
1 GB
ITEM
REQUIREMENTS
Operating
system
RedHat 8.0, 9.0 (32bit)
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64bit)
Fedora Core 1~7 (32/64bit)
Mandrake 9.2 (32bit), 10.0, 10.1 (32/64bit)
Mandriva 2005, 2006, 2007 (32/64bit)
SuSE Linux 8.2, 9.0, 9.1 (32bit)
SuSE Linux 9.2, 9.3, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 (32/64bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 (32/64bit)
Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04 (32/64bit)
Debian 3.1, 4.0 (32/64bit)
CPU
Pentium IV 2.4GHz (IntelCore2)
RAM
512 MB (1024 MB)
Free HDD space
1 GB (2GB)