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• For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
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Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Printers.
2
Click Add a printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3
Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. If the printer is listed, select the printer
and click Next, or select The printer that I want isn't listed and enter in the path of the printer in
the Select a shared printer by name text box and click Next.
For example: \\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, specify the location where the driver is available.
4
Confirm the printer name, and then select whether to use this printer as the default printer and
click Next.
5
Select whether to share this printer or not.
6
If you want to verify installation, click Print a test page.
7
Click Finish.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
• For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, and Windows Server 2008 R2
1
Click Start → Devices and Printers.
2
Click Add a printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3
Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. If the printer is listed, select the printer
and click Next, or select The printer that I want isn't listed. Click Select a shared printer by
name and enter in the path of the printer in the text box, and then click Next.
For example: \\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, you need to specify the path to the available drivers.
4
Confirm the printer name, and then click Next.
5
Select whether to use this printer as the default printer.
6
If you want to verify installation, click Print a test page.
7
Click Finish.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
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