Sharing A Printer In A Windows Environment - Lexmark Pro5500 Series User Manual

Networking
In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier
1
From the Finder, choose Utilities.
2
Double‑click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
3
From the Printer List dialog, choose the printer you want to use, and then click Add.
4
From the Printer Browser, select your printer, and then click Add.

Sharing a printer in a Windows environment

1
Prepare the computers to share the printer:
a
Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and Print
Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing.
b
Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.
2
Identify the printer:
a
On the computer that is attached to the printer, open the printers folder:
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.
3
Press Enter, or click OK.
b
Right‑click the name of your printer.
c
Click Sharing or Printer Properties.
d
From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as.
e
Assign a distinctive name, and then click OK.
3
Locate the printer from the remote computer:
Note: The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer.
a
Open the printers folder:
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.
3
Press Enter, or click OK.
b
Right‑click the name of your printer.
c
Click Properties or Printer properties.
d
Click Ports > Add Port > Local Port > New Port.
e
Type the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Port Name, which consists of the server name and the distinctive
printer name that was specified in step 2 on page 107. The name should be in the form \\server\printer.
f
Click OK.
g
Click Close on the Printer Ports dialog.
h
Make sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click Apply.
i
Click OK.
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