Dell V305 Peer-to-Peer Networking

Peer-to-Peer Networking
You can share your printer with other users on the network through peer-to-peer sharing. Connect the
printer directly to a computer (the host computer) using the USB cable, and enable it to be shared
across the network through peer-to-peer sharing. Sharing the printer using your computer may slow
down the speed of your computer.
To share the printer:
1. Assign a “share name” to the printer. For more information, see Sharing the Printer on the
Network.
2. Set up the network computers that you want to connect and use the shared printer. For more
information, see Adding the Shared Printer on Other Network Computers.
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On the host computer or network computer where the printer is directly connected by USB cable,
share the printer.
In Windows Vista™:
1. Click  Control Panel.
2. Click Hardware and Sound.
3. Click Printers.
4. Right-click your printer icon, and then select Sharing.
5. Click Change sharing options.
6. Click Continue.
7. Click Share this printer, and assign a name to your printer.
8. Click OK.
In Windows® XP and Windows 2000:
1. In Windows XP, click Start Settings Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware
Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start Settings Printers.
2. Right-click the printer icon, and then select Sharing.
3. Click Share this printer, and assign a name to your printer.