5. Print a test page to verify print installation.
When a test page prints successfully, printer installation is complete.
To print a test page:
1. In Windows XP (default Start menu):
a. Click Start Control Panel.
b. Double-click Printers and Other Hardware.
c. Click Printers and Faxes.
In Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Click Start Settings Printers and Faxes.
In Windows Vista (Classic Start menu), Windows 2000, and Windows NT:
Click Start Settings Printers.
In Windows Vista (default Start menu):
a. Click Start Control Panel.
b. Click Hardware and Sound.
c. Click Printers.
2. Select the printer you just created.
3. Click File Properties.
4. From the General tab, click Print Test Page.
Peer-to-Peer
If you use the Peer-to-Peer method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client
computer handles the print job processing.
1. In Windows XP (default Start menu):
a. Click Start Control Panel.
b. Double-click Printers and Other Hardware.
c. Click Printers and Faxes.
In Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Click Start Settings Printers and Faxes.
In Windows Vista (Classic Start menu), Windows 2000, and Windows NT:
Click Start Settings Printers.
In Windows Vista (default Start menu):
a. Click Start Control Panel.
b. Click Hardware and Sound.
c. Click Printers.
2. Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3. Click Network Print Server.
4. Select the network printer from the Shared printers list. If the printer is not listed, type the path of the printer in the text box.
For example: \\<print server host name>\<shared printer name>
The print server host name is the name of the print server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name is the name assigned
during the print server installation process.
5. Click OK.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, you will need to provide a path to available
drivers.
6. Select whether you want this printer to be the default printer for the client, and then click Finish.
7. Print a test page to verify printer installation.
When a test page prints successfully, printer installation is complete.
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