Optional Equipment and System Requirements

This section describes the optional equipment and system environments with which the machine is compatible.

IMPORTANT
For more information on the equipment needed, consult your local authorized Canon dealer. If you are using Windows 2000, you need to install Service Pack 2 or later.

NOTE
By connecting the machine to the network, its settings and operations can be performed on computers using the Remote UI and other utilities, without the need for any optional equipment. For more information on the Remote UI, see "Overview of This Function." For more information on utilities, see "Software."

Printing or Sending a Fax from a Computer

Optional Equipment Requirements

The following optional equipment is required for printing or sending a fax from a computer:

Printing

If you want to use the UFR II printer driver

Optional equipment is unnecessary

If you want to use the PCL printer driver

Optional equipment is unnecessary, for the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6075i/6065i/6055i

PCL Printer Kit, for the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6075/6065/6055

If you want to use the PS printer driver (one of the following)

PS Printer Kit

imagePASS

IMPORTANT
To print with Mac OS 9, you need to use a PS printer driver provided by Apple Inc. with the Mac OS, via an AppleTalk network. The PS printer driver can be used only in a Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later environment. Also, you cannot print documents via an AppleTalk network. If you are using the imagePASS, see the manual provided with the imagePASS. If you are using the imagePASS, some functions are not available with this machine. For details, see the manual provided with imagePASS.

IMPORTANT

To print with Mac OS 9, you need to use a PS printer driver provided by Apple Inc. with the Mac OS, via an AppleTalk network.

The PS printer driver can be used only in a Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later environment. Also, you cannot print documents via an AppleTalk network.

If you are using the imagePASS, see the manual provided with the imagePASS.

If you are using the imagePASS, some functions are not available with this machine. For details, see the manual provided with imagePASS.

Sending a Fax (for a TCP/IP, NetBIOS, or NetWare network)

Super G3 FAX Board

IMPORTANT
For details about fax boards, see "Optional Products Required for Each Function."

System Requirements

The following network and system environments are compatible when printing or sending a fax from a computer:

With a TCP/IP Network:

Compatible OS

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows 7

Solaris Version 1.1x (SunOS Version 4.1x) or later

Solaris Version 2.5x (SunOS Version 5.5x) or later

Mac OS X 10.3

Mac OS X 10.4

Computers/memory

Any computer which runs the above operating system software properly

IMPORTANT
If you are using Mac OS X, compatible operating systems differ depending on the type of printer driver. For details, see Chapter 14, "Before Printing from Computers," in Getting Started.

With an SMB/CIFS Network:

Compatible OS

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows 7

Mac OS X 10.3

Mac OS X 10.4

Compatible Protocol

NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT)

Computers/memory

Any computer which runs the above operating system software properly

IMPORTANT
When you are using Mac OS X 10.3 or later, you can only print via an SMB/CIFS network if you are using a PS printer driver provided by Apple Inc. with the Mac OS.

With a NetWare Network:

Compatible Servers

Novell NetWare Version 3.2/4.1/4.11/4.2/5/5.1/6/6.5

Compatible Clients

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows 7

Computers/memory

Any computer which runs the above operating system software properly

With an AppleTalk Network:

Compatible AppleTalk

EtherTalk Phase 2

See Chapter 14, "Before Printing from Computers," in Getting Started for compatible operating systems and computers.

IMPORTANT
The machine does not support Macintosh LocalTalk networks.

With a Server-Based Computing Environment:

Compatible Windows Terminal Server (Services)

Windows 2000 Server

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Compatible Software

Citrix MetaFrame 1.8

Citrix MetaFrame XP

Using E-Mail/I-Fax

Optional Equipment Requirements

Optional equipment is not required for using the e-mail/I-fax functions.

IMPORTANT
If you are using the imagePASS, see the manual provided with the imagePASS. If you are using the imagePASS, some functions are not available with this machine. For details, see the manual provided with the imagePASS.

System Requirements

The following system environments are confirmed for using the e-mail/I-fax functions:

Compatible mail forwarding server software

Sendmail 8.93 or later (UNIX)

Microsoft Exchange Server (Windows)
(Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 + Service Pack 1 or later)

Lotus Domino R4.6 or later (Windows)

Compatible mail receiving server software

Qpopper 2.53 or later (UNIX)

Microsoft Exchange Server (Windows)
(Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 + Service Pack 1 or later)

Lotus Domino R4.6 or later (Windows)

NOTE
The machine sends e-mail or I-fax messages to mail servers using SMTP. The machine can receive incoming messages from a mail server using the POP3 protocol or directly using the machine's own SMTP receiving function. If the latter method is used, it is not necessary for the mail server to support the POP3 protocol. The machine can receive I-fax images and error e-mail messages sent when errors occur during communication, but not any other type of e-mail.

NOTE

The machine sends e-mail or I-fax messages to mail servers using SMTP. The machine can receive incoming messages from a mail server using the POP3 protocol or directly using the machine's own SMTP receiving function.

If the latter method is used, it is not necessary for the mail server to support the POP3 protocol.
The machine can receive I-fax images and error e-mail messages sent when errors occur during communication, but not any other type of e-mail.

Sending Data

Optional Equipment Requirements

Optional equipment is not required for sending data.

IMPORTANT
If you are using the imagePASS, see the manual provided with the imagePASS. If you are using the imagePASS, some functions are not available with this machine. For details, see the manual provided with the imagePASS.

System Requirements

The following network and system environments are compatible when sending data from the machine to a file server, depending on the type of network used:

With a TCP/IPv4 Network (Using FTP):

Compatible servers

Windows 2000 Server and Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0

Windows XP Professional and IIS 5.1

Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0

Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Ultimate and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Business and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Home Premium and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Home Basic and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Enterprise and IIS 7.0

Windows 7 and IIS 7.5

Solaris Version 2.6 or later

Red Hat Linux 7.2 or later

Mac OS X

Compatible protocol

TCP/IPv4

With a TCP/IPv6 Network (Using FTP):

Compatible servers

Solaris Version 9 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4.0 or later

Mac OS X 10.3 or later

Compatible protocol

TCP/IPv6

With a TCP/IPv4 Network (Using WebDAV):

Compatible servers

Windows 2000 Server and IIS 5.0

Windows 2000 Professional and IIS 5.0

Windows XP Professional and IIS 5.1

Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0

Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Ultimate and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Business and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Home Premium and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Home Basic and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Enterprise and IIS 7.0

Windows 2000 Server and Apache 2.0 for Win 32

Windows XP Professional and Apache 2.0 for Win 32

Windows Server 2003 and Apache 2.0 for Win 32

Windows Server 2008 and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Ultimate and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Business and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Home Premium and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Home Basic and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Enterprise and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows 7 and IIS 7.5

Solaris Version 2.6 or later, and Apache 2.0 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4.0 or later, and Apache 2.0 or later

Mac OS X

Compatible protocol for the WebDAV server

TCP/IPv4

With a TCP/IPv6 Network (Using WebDAV):

Compatible servers

Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0

Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Ultimate and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Business and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Home Premium and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Home Basic and IIS 7.0

Windows Vista Enterprise and IIS 7.0

Windows Server 2008 and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Ultimate and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Business and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Home Premium and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Home Basic and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows Vista Enterprise and Apache 2.0 or later

Windows 7

Solaris Version 9 or later, and Apache 2.0 or later

Compatible protocol for the WebDAV server

TCP/IPv6

IMPORTANT
If you connect to the internet via a proxy, the proxy server must support IPv6.

With an SMB/CIFS Network:

Compatible servers

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows 7

Compatible server software for sending data

Samba 2.2.8a or later (UNIX/Linux/Mac OS X)

Compatible protocol

NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT)