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76 Network Installation

Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection

Preparing to Share a Printer

PrintersharingisaWindows‐supportedfeaturethatenablesaprinterinstalledonahostPCtobe

usedfromanotherPConthenetwork(oftencalledtheclientPC).Forbestresults,useprinter

sharingwithPCsrunningtheWindows7,WindowsXPorWindows2000operatingsystems.

Beforeinstalling

anSR200orSR300printeronaclientPC:

 LogontotheclientPCasauserwithadministratorpermissions.Thisisrequiredforinstalling

printers.TheuserinstallingattheclientPCmustalsohaveauthorizationatthehostPCto

installtheprinter.

 MakesurethattheclientPChasnetworkaccesstothehostPC(wheretheprinteris

installed).

 Makesurethattheprinterissetforsharing.TheiconinthePrinterswindow

includesahand(Windows2000andXP)oraphoto(WindowsVista)whensharing

isenabled.RefertoWindowshelpfor“PrinterSharing”fordetailsregarding

enablingprintersharing.

 MakesurethatthenetworkprinterdriverisinstalledandworkingonthehostPC.(Referto

“InstallingtheNetworkPrinterDriver” onpage 68.)

 Makesurethattheprinternamedoesnothavespacesinthename.

 YoumustknowthecomputernameandworkgroupnameofthehostPCtolocateitonthe

network.RefertoWindowshelpfor“computername”forhelpfindingthenames.

 UsersattheclientPCmustbeauthenticated,usuallybyloggingin,atthehostPCforprinting

tobeallowed.

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