Networking Basics
Sharing a network printer
!
Click on
Add a printer
Click Next
!
Select
!
Network Printer
Click Next
!
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Networking Basics
Sharing a network printer
Select Browse for
!
a printer
Click Next
!
Select the printer you
would like to share
Click Next
!
Click Finish
!
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Networking Basics
Sharing a network printer
To check for proper
!
installation:
Go to Start > Printers
!
and Faxes
The printer icon will appear at right,
indicating proper installation.
You have completed adding the
printer.
To share this printer
on your network:
Remember the printer
!
name
!
Run the Add Printer
Wizard on all the
computers on your
network
!
Make sure you have
already run the
Network Setup
Wizard on all the
network computers
After you run the Add Printer
Wizard on all the computers in the
network, you can share the printer.
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Networking Basics
Sharing an LPR printer
To share an LPR printer (using a print server,) you will need a Print Server such as
the DP-101P+. Please make sure that you have run the Network Setup Wizard on
all the computers on your network. To share an LPR printer, please follow these
directions:
!
Go to Start >
Printers and
Faxes
Click on Add
!
a Printer
The screen to the
right will appear
Click Next
!
Select
!
Local
Printer...
Click Next
!
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Networking Basics
Sharing an LPR printer
Select Create a new port
!
From the pull-down menu,
!
select Standard TCP/IP
Port, as shown.
Click Next
!
Please read the
!
instructions on this
screen
Click Next
!
Enter the Printer IP
!
Address and the Port
Name, as shown.
Click Next
!
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Sharing an LPR printer
In this
!
screen,
select
Custom
Click
!
Settings
Enter the Port
!
Name and the
Printer Name
or
IP Address.
Select LPR
!
Enter a
!
Queue Name
(if your PrintServer/
Gateway has
more than
one port, you
will need a
Queue
name.)
!
Click OK
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Sharing an LPR printer
!
This screen will show you
information about your
printer.
Click Finish
!
!
Select the printer you
are adding from the list
of Printers.
Insert the printer driver disk
!
that came with your printer.
Click Have Disk
!
If the printer driver is already installed,
do the following:
Select Keep existing
!
driver
Click Next
!
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