Sharing Printers
Nov 13,2006 00:00 by admin

Sharing Printers

One of the ways to share printers on a network is to connect a printer directly to a computer within the network and set it up to be shared in Windows. This is the method discussed in the following sections.

Enabling Shared Printers

First you must enable the sharing of the printer among the network:

Step 1.
In the lower-left corner of Windows, click the Start button.

Step 2.
Click Printers and Faxes.

Step 3.
If this option is not available, your Start menu is likely in Classic mode. Therefore, hover over the Settings option and click Printers and Faxes.

Step 4.
Right-click the printer you would like to share, and click Sharing, as shown in Figure 13-22.

Figure 13-22. Clicking the Sharing Option

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Step 5.
Mark the Share this printer option.

Step 6.
Specify a share name that describes the printer you are sharing. See Figure 13-23 for an example.



Figure 13-23. Specifying a Share Name for the Printer


Step 7.
Click OK to apply the changes.

Adding Shared Printers to Computers

Now you can set up or add a shared network printer on a specific computer:

Step 1.
In the lower-left corner of Windows, click the Start button.

Step 2.
Click Printers and Faxes.

Step 3.
If this option is not available, your Start menu is likely in Classic mode. In that case, hover over the Settings option and click Printers and Faxes.

Step 4.
Under the File menu, click Add Printer. When the wizard starts, click Next.

Step 5.
Click the A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer option, as shown in Figure 13-24, and click Next.



Figure 13-24. Clicking the Network Printer Option


Step 6.
Mark the Browse for a printer option, and click Next.

Step 7.
Find the computer where the shared printer is attached, double-click it, and then click Next.

Step 8.
Click the shared printer you would like to set up, as shown in Figure 13-25, and click Next.

Figure 13-25. Clicking the Desired Shared Printer


Step 9.
Specify whether you want to set this shared printer to the default printer, and then click Next.

Step 10.
Make sure the information is correct, and click Finish.
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