Epson WorkForce AL-M300 Series User Manual page 180

The computers on a network can share a printer that is directly connected to one of them. The
computer that is directly connected to the printer is the print server, and the other computers are the
clients which need permission to share the printer with the print server. The clients share the printer
via the print server.
The following operating systems can be used as print server and client operating systems:
Print Server OS
Client OS
Note:
❏ When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so that the shared printer can be
monitored on the print server. See "Notice Settings" on page 177.
❏ The print server and clients should be set on the same network system, and they should be under the
same network management beforehand.
Setting up the print server
Follow the steps below to set up a computer as a print server and install the additional drivers on the
server. The additional drivers are required to print from client computers that have different
operating systems from the server computer.
Note:
You must access Windows as the Administrators of the local machine.
1. For Windows 8, 8 x64, or Server 2012 x64, right-click the bottom left corner of the screen in the
desktop style, and select Control Panel. Then click View devices and printers.
For Windows 7 or 7 x64, click
For a Windows Vista, Vista x64, Server 2008, or Server 2008 x64 print server, click
Control Panel, then double-click Printers.
For a Windows XP, XP x64, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 print server, click Start, point to
Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click your printer's icon, click Printer properties, then click Sharing in the menu that
appears.
32 bit OS Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server 2008, Server 2003
64 bit OS Windows 8 x64, 7 x64, Vista x64, XP x64, Server 2012 x64, Server
2008 x64, Server 2003 x64
32 bit OS Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP
64 bit OS Windows 8 x64, 7 x64, Vista x64, XP x64
Start and select Devices and Printers.
AL-M300/AL-M400 Series
About the Printer Software
User's Guide
Start, click
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