Preparing for Printing

Sharing the Printer

Setting Up a Server

Follow the procedure below to set up a print server so that the printer can be shared by users.

zFor Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0, log on as an administrator (a user with an administrator right).

Configure a computer connected to the printer as the print server.

The print server is a computer used to manage the shared printer on the network.

1.On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Control Panel].

2.Double-click [Network and Dial-up Connections].

3.Click [Local Area Connection] to highlight it, and then, in the [File] menu, click [Properties].

4.Select the [Client for Microsoft Networks] check box.

5.Click [OK].

6.Install the printer driver.

7.On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].

8.Click the icon of the printer, and then click [Sharing...] on the [File] menu.

9.Click [Shared as:], and then enter a name in the [Shared as:] box.

10.Click [OK].

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Configure a computer connected to the network, where the print server is connected, as a client computer.

For details about installing the printer driver, see "Installing the Printer Driver", Setup Handbook. p.134 "Setting Up a Client Computer"

Setting Up a Client Computer

Follow the procedure below to configure a computer as a client computer and connect it to the shared printer. Make this setting when installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM provided.

zFor Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0, log on as an administrator (a user with an administrator right).

Configure a computer connected to the network where the print server is connected.

1.Start Windows, and then insert the "Driver, Manual & Utility" CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Quit all other applications currently running.

When starting Windows, a wizard for adding new hardware may open. If this happens, click [Cancel]. Check again that the power is off, and then proceed to step 2.

When the CD-ROM is inserted, the [Driver, Manual & Utility] dialog box appears. If it does not, double- click the CD-ROM drive icon under [My Computer] or [Explorer], and then double-click [SETUP.EXE].

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