Setting Up For Shared Printing - Dell S3840cdn User Manual

5 Click Add a local printer or network printer with manual
settings Next Next Have Disk Browse.
6 Type D:\Software\XPS\i386_amd64 (where D is the drive letter of the optical
drive) in the File name text box, and then click Open.
7 Select the inf file in the desired language folder, and then click OK.
8 Select your printer name, and then click Next.
If you want to change the printer name, enter the printer name in the Printer name
box, and then click Next.
9 When the driver installation is completed, click Print a test page to verify installation.
If you want to use this printer as the default printer, select the Set as the default
printer check box.
10 Click Finish.

Setting Up for Shared Printing

You can share your USB connected printer with other computers (clients) on the same
network.
To share your USB connected printer, enable shared printing when installing the printer
driver. You can also enable shared printing by following the procedures below.
Enabling Shared Printing from the Computer
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For Windows 10
1 Right-click the Start button, and then click Control Panel Hardware and
Sound Devices and Printers.
2 Right-click the printer icon and select Printer properties.
3 On the Sharing tab, click Change Sharing Options if exists.
4 Select the Share this printer check box, and then type a name in the Share name text
box.
5 Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients using
this printer.
6 Click Apply, and then click OK.
Checking the Shared Printer
To confirm that the printer is properly shared:
• Ensure that the printer object in the Printers, Printers and Faxes, or Devices and
Printers folder is shared. The shared icon is shown under the printer icon.
• From a network client, browse Network or My Network Places. Find the host name
of the server and the shared name you assigned to the printer.
After you have checked that the printer is shared, use methods such as Windows® Point
and Print to use the shared printer from a network client.
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