Dell 948 User Manual page 48

Peer-to-Peer Networking
To share the printer with other computers on the network, perform the following steps on the client computers:
In Windows Vista:
1. Click ® Control Panel.
2. Click Hardware and Sound.
3. Click Printers.
4. Click Add a printer.
5. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.
6. To manually connect to the shared printer, click The printer I want isn't listed.
7. From the Find a printer by name or TCP/IP address dialog box, click Select a shared printer by name, and
then type the printer share name.
To view the name of the computer that you want to share the printer with, go to the host computer.
® Control Panel.
a. Click
b. Click System and Maintenance.
c. Click System.
8. Click Next.
9. Follow instructions on the computer screen to complete the installation.
In Windows XP and Windows 2000:
1. In Windows XP, click Start® Settings® Control Panel® Printers and Other Hardware® Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start® Settings® Printers.
2. Click Add a printer.
3. From the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Next.
4. From the Local or Network Printer dialog box, click A network printer, or a printer attached to another
computer.
5. Click Next.
6. From the Specify a Printer dialog box, click Connect to this printer, and enter the printer share name.
To view the name of the computer that you want to share the printer with, go to the host computer.
a. In Windows XP, click Start® Settings® Control Panel® Performance and Maintenance® System.
In Windows 2000, click Start® Settings® System.
b. From the System Properties dialog box, click the Computer Name tab.
7. Click Next.
8. Follow the instructions on the computer screen to complete the installation.
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