Sharing Printers; Setting Up Printer Sharing; Connecting To A Shared Printer - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 7480 Reference Manual

Sharing Printers

One of the advantages of installing a network is the ability to share expensive
resources, such as a printer.
Setting Up
To share a printer, complete the following steps:
Printer Sharing
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Connecting to a
To connect to a shared network printer, complete the following steps:
Shared Printer
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2. Double-click the Add Printer
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5. A message appears reminding you to put the printer online before you try
6. Select the printer manufacturer and model and click Next.
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NOTE: If your printer manufacturer or model is not listed, click Have Disk and follow the instructions
shown.
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Connecting Your Internet PC to a Network (available on select models only)
From the Windows Taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click
Printers.
Right-click the desired printer and select Sharing.
Select Shared As. You may change the Share name, add Comments, and set a
Password, if desired.
Click OK. In the Printers window, an open hand holding the printer you shared
on the network is displayed.
Close the Printers window.
From the Windows Taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then
click Printers.
Select Network Printer, then click Next.
To find the network printer, click Browse. The Browse for Printer window is
displayed. Select the printer you want to use, then click OK. The network printer
path statement is displayed in the Add Printer window.
If you would like to print from MS-DOS-based programs, select Yes, then click
Next. If you will not be printing from MS-DOS based programs, select No, then
click Next.
printing. Click Next.
You may either accept or change the default printer name. If you want this to be
the default printer, select Yes then click Finish. If you do not wish this to be the
default printer, select No then click Finish.
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icon. The Add Printer window is displayed.
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