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Sharing the Printer on a Network

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

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

Important

  • To change printer properties, you must have Manage Printers permission (Full Control access authentication under Windows Vista/7). Log on to the file server as an Administrator to acquire this permission.

  • The following procedure is based on Windows XP as an example. If you are using another operating system, the procedure might vary slightly.

1On the [Start] menu, click [Printers and Faxes].

2Click the icon of the printer you want to use.

3On the [File] menu, click [Properties].

4On the [Sharing] tab, click [Share this printer].

5To share the printer with users using a different version of Windows, click [Additional Drivers...].

Omit this step if you have installed an alternative driver by selecting [Share this printer] during the printer driver installation.

6On 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].

7Click [OK].