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Printing with a Windows Print Server

This section describes how to configure a client computer on a network using Windows as a print server.

When using a Windows print server, select a shared printer on Windows.

This section describes running [Add Printer Wizard] on each client computer, and adding the Windows print servers as the network printer.

These instructions are for Windows 7.

Illustration of printing with a print server

When using a print server connected to the printer with SmartDeviceMonitor for Client, you cannot use Recovery Printing and Parallel Printing.

When using Windows as a print server, the client computer cannot receive notification of print job completion.

This section assumes the client is already configured to communicate with a Windows print server. Do not begin the following procedure until the client computer is set up and configured correctly.

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

Under Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, select [Control Panel] on the [Start] menu, and then click [Printers] in [Hardware and Sound] category.

Under Windows 8/8.1 or Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, click [Settings] on the Charm Bar, and then click [Control Panel]. When the [Control Panel] window appears, then click [View devices and printers].

2Click [Add a printer].

Under Windows 8/8.1 or Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, proceed to Step 4.

3Click [Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer].

4In the [Add Printer] window, select the printer to be used as the server, and then click [Next].

5Click [Next].

6Click [Finish].