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2. Getting Started
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.
• 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 7 as an example. If you are using another
operating system, the procedure might vary slightly.
1.
On the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers].
2.
Right click the icon of the printer you want to use, and then click [Printer properties].
3.
On the [Sharing] tab, click [Share this printer].
To share the printer with users using a different version of Windows, follow steps 4 to 7.
Proceed to step 8 if you have installed an alternative driver by selecting [Share this printer] during
the printer driver installation.
4.
Click [Additional Drivers...].
5.
Select the version of Windows in [Additional Drivers], and then click [OK].
6.
Click [Browse...], and select the driver file, and then click [Open].
7.
Click [OK].
8.
On 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].
9.
Click [Apply].
10.
Click [OK].
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