Peer-To-Peer - Dell 1710 User Manual

7.
8. Click File Properties.
9. From the General tab, click Print Test Page.
When a test page prints successfully, printer installation is complete.

Peer-to-Peer

If you use the Peer-to-Peer method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network
clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing.
1. For Windows XP only: Click Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Printers and
Faxes.
For all others: Click Start Settings Printers.
2. Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3. Click Network Print Server.
4. Select the network printer from the Shared printers list. If the printer is not listed, type the path of the
printer in the text box.
For example: \\<print server host name>\<shared printer name>
The print server host name is the name of the print server computer that identifies it to the network.
The shared printer name is the name assigned during the print server installation process.
5. Click OK.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is
available, then you will need to provide a path to available drivers.
6. Select whether you want this printer to be the default printer for the client, and then click Finish.
7. Print a test page to verify printer installation:
a. For Windows XP only: Click Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Printers
and Faxes.
For all others: Click Start Settings Printers.
b. Select the printer you just created.
c. Click File Properties.
d. From the General tab, click Print Test Page.
When a test page prints successfully, printer installation is complete.