Shared Printing; Share The Printer - Dell 5330dn - Workgroup Laser Printer B/W User Manual

Shared Printing

You can use Microsoft's Point and Print or Peer-to-Peer methods to share a printer on the network with a USB or parallel
cable connection. To use one of these methods, you must first share the printer and then install the shared printer on
client computers.
However, if you use one of these Microsoft methods, you will not have all the Dell features, such as the Status Monitor,
that are installed with the Drivers and Utilities CD.
NOTE: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and
Windows Server 2008 R2 require administrative access to share a printer.

Share the Printer

1. In Windows XP/Server 2003 (default Start menu):
a. Click Start
b. Double-click Printers and Other Hardware.
c. Click Printers and Faxes.
In Windows XP/Server 2003 (Classic Start menu): Click Start
In Windows Vista/Server 2008 (Classic Start menu), Windows 2000:
Click Start Settings
In Windows Vista/Server 2008 (default Start menu):
a. Click Start
b. Click Hardware and Sound.
c. Click Printers.
For Windows 7, select Control Panel and Hardware and Sound and Devices and Printers.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, select Control Panel and Hardware and Devices and Printers.
2. Right-click on your printer icon.
3. Click Sharing.
4. If you are using Windows Vista/Server 2008, you may be prompted to change the sharing options before you can
continue. Press the Change Sharing Options button and press Continue on the next dialog box.
5. Select Share this printer and type a name for the printer.
6. Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients printing to this printer.
7. Click OK.
If you are missing files, you are prompted to insert the server operating system CD.
a. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for your CD-ROM drive, and click OK.
b. If you are using Windows Vista/7: Browse to a client computer running the operating system, and click OK.
c. If you are using any other Windows version: Insert the operating system CD, ensure that the drive letter is
correct for your CD-ROM drive, and click OK.
8. Click Close.
Control Panel.
Printers.
Control Panel.
Settings Printers and Faxes.