Sharing the printer on a locally shared network (Windows)

In a locally shared network, the printer is connected directly to the USB or parallel port of a selected computer (known as the server) and is shared by other computers (clients). Use this configuration only in small groups or when usage is low. When many users print to the shared printer, this will slow down the server.

You can share the printer on a locally shared network when:

￿The computer connected to the printer is running Windows.

￿The printer will be shared with other Windows users.

To share a printer connected to your computer (the server)

1Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers (Windows NT 4.0, 98, Me, and 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP).

(If Printers and Faxes is not found on the Start menu in Windows XP, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes.)

2In the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon and then click Properties.

3On the Sharing tab, select the “share the printer” option and give the printer a share name.

4Optional. If you are sharing the printer with users of other versions of Windows, click Additional Drivers to install their drivers as a convenience to those users. This step requires you to have the Starter CD in your CD-ROM drive.

￿When sharing a locally connected printer, use the newest operating system as the server. It is recommended to use Windows 2000 or Windows XP as the server.

￿If Windows NT 4.0 is the server, administrators need to install the Windows 2000 and Windows XP user mode driver on the server. This is because Windows 2000 and Windows XP cannot print using the Windows NT 4.0 kernel mode driver.

To install the Windows 2000 and Windows XP user mode driver on the Windows NT 4.0 server:

iIn the driver properties dialog box on the server, click the General tab and then click the New Driver button.

iiWhen prompted for files, locate the Windows 2000 and Windows XP folder on the printer Starter CD and select the user mode driver.

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