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• For Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT, log onto the client PC as a user with access rights to the
host PC. You also need Print permission to the shared printer to open the Printing Preferences dialog box and
to print test cards.
• A PC can have a locally connected (USB) Datacard® printer attached, a directly networked Datacard® printer
attached, and be connected to a shared printer as a client PC. All printers connected to the PC must be
supported by and use the current version of the Smart Driver™.
• If you use more than one connection method on a PC, install the locally and/or directly-network connected
printer(s), and then follow the steps in this section to install the shared printer last. The shared printer must
have a different name from the other printers.
• If you update the Smart Driver™ on the host PC, you need to remove the driver from the client PC. See
"Removing the existing printer driver"
restart Windows before printing from the PC.
1 Make sure that the printer and driver on the host PC are working properly before beginning this task.
2 Start Windows at the client PC and log onto the network.
3 Use Windows Explorer, Network Neighborhood, or My Computer to locate the host PC.
4 When you locate the host PC, click the icon for the host PC to display the Enter Network Password dialog box.
Type your password and click OK to log on to the host PC. Keep the window open during printer driver
installation.
5 In the Printers window, double-click the Add Printers icon.
6 In the Add Printers wizard, select the following choices:
a Choose the "Network printer" button, not the "My Computer" or "Local printer" button.
b Choose to browse for the printer. An expandable list of printers and/or PCs appears.
c If needed, double-click a server or PC name to see the names of printers attached.
d Choose the printer to which the user will print. The printer name appears in the Printer box.
e Change the name of the printer if needed so it is different from the name of other Datacard® printers
attached to the PC.
f Continue to follow the prompts on the Add Printers Wizard.
g If you have not logged into the PC with the printer attached, you will receive a message. Return to step 3
and repeat the procedure.
h If you are prompted, choose "Replace existing driver," not "Keep existing driver (recommended)."
i If you are prompted to print a test page, click No. You must set values in the Properties, Printing
Preferences, or Default Document Properties dialog box before printing.
7 When the printer has been installed on the client PC, change settings on the client PC to reflect the printer and
your card design. Open Properties (Windows Me and 98), Printing Preferences (Windows XP or 2000), or
Default Document Properties (Windows NT) to change settings.
— Set the printer type and click OK or Apply.
— Set the ribbon type to match the ribbon in the printer and the setting on the host PC.
— Change settings that apply to the printer, such as magnetic stripe, so they do not conflict with the host PC
and printer features.
— Change settings to reflect your card design, such as portrait or landscape orientation. These settings can be
different from the settings on the host PC.
8 From the Properties, Printing Preferences, or Default Document Properties dialog box for the shared printer,
print a Windows test page from the client PC.
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to remove the existing driver. Follow the steps in this section and then
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