Chapter 3
Printing Over a Network
This chapter describes how to print to a DYMO label printer over a network. The topics covered in this chapter are:
•“Printing to a Shared Printer from Windows”
•“Printing to a Shared Printer from Mac OS”
•“Using a Print Server”
The following are the general steps you need to follow to set up a printer for printing over a network. These steps are provided as a general overview and reminder that you must be able to print locally to the printer before you can share it.
The term local computer refers to the computer to which the printer is physically connected. The term remote computer refers to the computer from which you wish to print to a printer on the network.
Note When printing to a shared printer, any messages generated by the printer, including error messages, are displayed on the local computer, not on the remote computer.
To print to a shared printer over a network, the remote computer must be able to access the local computer over the network. Contact your System Administrator for more information.
1.Install the printer to be shared on the local computer.
2.Confirm that you can print to the printer locally.
3.Share the printer on the local computer.
4.Install the printer on the remote computer that will be printing to the shared printer. See "Using a Print Server" on page 15 for information on printing through a print server.
Printing to a Shared Printer from Windows
This section describes how to print to a shared DYMO label printer in a Windows workgroup. For information on printing to a shared printer under Windows Server or other versions of Windows, see your Windows documentation or contact your System Administrator.
Sharing a Printer on a Network
These instructions assume that you have already installed DYMO Label software on the local computer. See the printer’s Quick Start Guide for information.
Before printing to a shared printer from Windows, you first need to share the printer on the local computer.
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