Shared Printing Windows 9x/Windows 2000

Windows 95/98 print clients can share the printer with networked computers running Windows 2000 and having a parallel connection to the printer. This requires that the PostScript printer driver be installed on the Windows 2000 computer and that the driver be configured for sharing. Print clients then can use the network to install the PostScript printer driver from the Windows 2000 computer.

Description

As seen from a Windows 95 and Windows 98 computer, the shared Windows 2000 PostScript printer driver is similar to the Windows 95 and Windows 98 PostScript drivers. They both have the same options and features.

Sharing the Windows 2000 PostScript Printer Driver

Configuring the PostScript printer driver for sharing can be done during the installation of the driver from the SuperScript 4650 Series CD to the Windows 2000 computer, or after the driver has been installed on the Windows 2000 computer.

To configure sharing during driver installation:

1.Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the Windows 2000 computer to automatically launch the installer.

2.Follow the instructions presented by the installer to install the PostScript printer driver until the Get Shared Information dialog box appears.

3.From the Get Shared Information dialog box, select the Shared radio button, then type in a name for the printer into the Share Name text box.

4.Select the operating systems of the computers that will be printing to this printer.

5.Click Next to finish installing the driver.

To configure sharing after the driver is installed:

1.From the Windows 2000 computer, click Start, select Settings, then click on Printers to open the Printers folder.

2.Double-click on the selected printer icon.

3.From the menu select Printer to see the available options and select Sharing.... to open the printer driver Properties.

4.Select the Sharing as: radio button and type in a name for the printer.

5.Press the Additional Drivers... button for a list of more drivers.

6.Select the operating system(s) of the computers printing to this printer and click OK. You will be prompted to insert the CD.

7.Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD (press and hold the shift key on your keyboard to disable Autorun) and click OK.

8.Press the Browse... button and open the folder that represents your printer’s model number, for example SS4650N.

9.Double-click the PSNT folder.

10.Double-click the win95 folder and select NC46N_95.inf file.

11.Click OK.

Installing the Shared Driver into Windows 95/98 Clients

After the Windows 2000 PostScript printer driver has been configured for sharing, a Windows 95 and Windows 98 client can use a network to install the driver from the Windows 2000 computer.

To install the shared driver:

1.From the Windows 95 or Window 98 client, use the network to navigate to the Windows 2000 computer.

2.Click on the shared printer driver to open the shortcut menu.

3.Select Install.

4.Follow the instructions presented by the installer to install the driver.

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NEC 4650NX manual Shared Printing Windows 9x/Windows, Sharing the Windows 2000 PostScript Printer Driver