Lexmark 20E, 200 manual Sharing a printer in a Macintosh environment

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2Identify the printer:

aOn the computer that is attached to the printer, open the printers folder:

1Click , or click Start and then click Run.

2In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3 Press Enter, or click OK.

bRight‑click the name of your printer. c Click Sharing or Printer Properties.

d From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as. e Assign a distinctive name, and then click OK.

3Locate the printer from the remote computer:

Note: The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer.

aOpen the printers folder:

1Click , or click Start and then click Run.

2In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3 Press Enter, or click OK.

bRight‑click the name of your printer. c Click Properties or Printer properties.

d Click Ports > Add Port > Local Port > New Port.

eType the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Port Name, which consists of the server name and the distinctive printer name that was specified in step 2 on page 114. The name should be in the form \\server\printer.

fClick OK.

gClick Close on the Printer Ports dialog.

hMake sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click Apply. i Click OK.

Sharing a printer in a Macintosh environment

1From the Finder, choose Help > Mac Help.

2 In the Search field, type sharing the printer on a network, and then press return.

3Select only one of the following:

•Sharing your printer with Mac OS X users—Let other Macintosh computers on the network that use Mac OS X version 10.4 or later use any printer connected to your Macintosh computer.

•Sharing your printer with Windows users—Let Windows computers on the network use any printer connected to your Macintosh computer.

4Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Note: Windows users should see the Windows documentation for information on adding a network printer connected to a Macintosh computer.