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Setting up a server

Follow the procedure below to set up a print server so that the machine can be shared by users.

Important

  • For Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0, log on as an administrator (a user with an administrator right).

Configure a computer connected to the machine as the print server.

The print server is a computer used to manage the shared machine on the network.

  1. On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Control Panel].

  2. Double-click [Network Connections].

  3. Click [Local Area Connection] to highlight it, and then, in the [File] menu, click [Properties].

  4. Select the [Client for Microsoft Networks] check box.

  5. Click [OK].

  6. Install the printer driver.

  7. On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers and Faxes].

  8. Click the icon of the printer, and then click [Sharing...] on the [File] menu.

  9. Click [Shared as:], and then enter a name in the [Shared as:] box.

  10. Click [OK].

Note

  • Configure a computer connected to the network, where the print server is connected, as a client computer.