Sharing A Printer In A Windows Environment - Dell P513w User Manual

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, do one of the following:
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.
The printer folder opens.
b
Right-click the name of your printer.
c
Click Sharing.
d
From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as, and then assign a distinctive name.
e
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
Do one of the following:
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.
The printer folder opens.
b
Right-click the name of your printer.
c
Click Properties.
d
Click the Ports tab, and then click Add Port.
e
Select Local Port, and then click New Port.
f
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 60. The name should be in the form \\server
\printer.
g
Click OK.
h
Click Close on the Printer Ports dialog.
i
Make sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click Apply.
The new port is listed with the printer name.
j
Click OK.
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