Preparing Print Server

This section explains how to configure this printer as a Windows network printer.

The printer is configured to enable network clients to use it.

Under Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008/2008 R2, to change printer properties in the [Printer] folder, you need Printer Management access authentication; under Windows Vista/7, Full Control access authentication. Log on to the file server as an Administrator group.

Open the [Printers and Faxes] window from the [Start] menu.
The [Printers and Faxes] window appears.
Under Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, open the [Printers] window.
Click the icon of this printer. On the [File] menu, click [Properties].
The printer properties appears.
On the [Sharing] tab, click [Share this printer].
To share this printer with users using a different version of Windows, click [Additional Drivers...].
If you have installed an alternative driver by selecting [Share this Printer] during the printer driver installation, this step can be ignored.
On the [Advanced] tab, click the [Printing Defaults...] button. Specify the default values for the printer driver that will be distributed to client computers, and then click [OK].
Click [OK] to close the printer properties.