About Sharing The Printer On A Network; Wired Network-Connected Printer; Setting Up The Locally Shared Printer - Dell 1600n User Manual

About Sharing the Printer on a Network

If you work in a networked environment, you can connect your printer to the network.
Locally-shared Printer
You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, which is called the "host
computer" on the network. The printer can then be shared by other users on the network
through a Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, or NT 4.0 network machine connection.

Wired Network-connected Printer

Your printer has a built-in network interface. For details, see page 23.
Printing Across a Network
Whether the printer is locally connected or network-connected, you need to install the Dell
Laser MFP 1600n software on each computer that prints documents using the printer.

Setting Up the Locally Shared Printer

You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, which is called the "host
computer," on the network. Your printer can be shared by other users on the network
through a Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, or NT 4.0 network machine connection.
In Windows 98/Me
Setting Up the Host Computer
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Start Windows.
Click the Start button and point to Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.
Check the File and Print Sharing box and click OK.
Click Start and point to Printers from Settings. Double-click your printer name.
Click Properties in the Printer menu.
Click the Sharing tab and check the Shared As box. Fill in the Shared Name field and
then click OK.