1-46Setting Up the Printer

Note

This section tells you how to configure your printer as a shared printer on a network. To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a shared printer, consult your network administrator.

Setting Up on a Windows XP Network

This section tells you how to set up your printer so that computers on the network can share it. First install the printer software on every computer that will need to access the printer, as described on page 1-29.

Then configure the host computer (the computer to which you connected the printer) to share the printer, and configure the client computers to connect to it.

Configuring the Host Computer

Perform these steps on the computer to which you connected the printer:

1.Click Start, then select Control Panel. Click Printers and Hardware, then Printers and Faxes.

2.Right-click the icon for your printer, then click Sharing.

3.If the following menu appears, click one of the listed options, then follow the instructions on screen to set up your network as needed.