90 Printer Connection and Software Installation
To check that the printer is shared:
• Make sure that the printer object in the Printers, Printers and Faxes or Devices and Printers
folder is shared. The share icon is shown under the printer icon.
• Browse Network or My Network Places. Find the host name of the server and look for the
shared name you assigned to the printer.
Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the Point and Print
method or the peer-to-peer method.
Point and Print
Point and Print is a Microsoft Windows technology that allows you to connect to a remote printer. This
feature automatically downloads and installs the print driver.
• For Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, and
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer, double-click My Network Places.
2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.
Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and
for a new printer object to be added to the Printers and Faxes folder. The time taken to copy
varies based on the network traffic.
4 Close My Network Places.
5 Print a test page to verify installation.
a Click start (Start for Windows Server 2003/Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition) → Printers
and Faxes.
b Select the printer you have installed.
c Click File → Properties.
d On the General tab, click Print Test Page.
When a test page is printed successfully, the installation is complete.
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