New Canon Printer Setup Guide (Head Office)

Download the Printer Driver
- Go to the following link – Driver Download
- The Top option should read - [Windows 32bit & 64bit] Generic Plus PCL6 Printer Driver V2.90
- Click on the download link to start download the driver.
Unzip the Printer Driver
- Once the download is complete, locate the downloaded file (usually in your Downloads folder).
- Right-click on the downloaded file and select Extract All to unzip the driver files.
Add a New Printer
- Open Control Panel from your Start menu.
- Select Devices and Printers or Printers & Scanners (depends on your Windows version)
- Click on Add a printer/Add a Device at the top of the window.
- It will search for a few seconds and then the following will appear ‘The printer that I want isn’t listed’ click on ‘Add Manually’
Configure Printer
- In the Find a printer by other options window, select Add a printer using a IP address or hostname, then click Next.
- Change the Device type to ‘TCP/IP Device’
- Enter your printer’s IP address (172.16.0.140) in the Hostname or IP address field.
- Uncheck the Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use option, then click Next.
- Select ‘Have Disk’ and then ‘Browse’ and find the location of the unzip driver folder from step 2.
- Locate the .inf file from the unzipped folder and choose ‘Open’ and then ‘OK’
- It will then display ‘Canon Generic Plus PCL6’ in the Printers window
- Follow the remaining prompts to finish adding your printer.
Test Your Printer
- Once your printer is installed, you should do a test print to make sure everything is working correctly.

Please note that these steps might vary slightly depending on your specific version of Windows. If you encounter any issues during this process, you may need to consult with IT who will assist in resolving the issue.