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Sharing the printer on a locally shared network (Windows)

In a locally shared network, the printer is connected directly to the USB or parallel port of a

selected computer (known as the server) and is shared by other computers (clients). Use this

configuration only in small groups or when usage is low. When many users print to the shared

printer, this will slow down the server.

You can share the printer on a locally shared network when:

 The computer connected to the printer is running Windows.

 The printer will be shared with other Windows users.

To share a printer connected to your computer (the server)

1 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers (Windows NT 4.0, 98, Me,

and 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP).

(If Printers and Faxes is not found on the Start menu in Windows XP, click Start, click

Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes.)

2 In the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon and then click Properties.

3 On the Sharing tab, select the “share the printer” option and give the printer a share

name.

4 Optional. If you are sharing the printer with users of other versions of Windows, click

Additional Drivers to install their drivers as a convenience to those users. This step

requires you to have the Starter CD in your CD-ROM drive.

 When sharing a locally connected printer, use the newest operating system as the server.

It is recommended to use Windows 2000 or Windows XP as the server.

 If Windows NT 4.0 is the server, administrators need to install the Windows 2000 and

Windows XP user mode driver on the server. This is because Windows 2000 and

Windows XP cannot print using the Windows NT 4.0 kernel mode driver.

To install the Windows 2000 and Windows XP user mode driver on the Windows NT 4.0

server:

i In the driver properties dialog box on the server, click the General tab and then click

the New Driver button.

ii When prompted for files, locate the Windows 2000 and Windows XP folder on the

printer Starter CD and select the user mode driver.

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