About Sharing The Printer On A Network; Setting Up The Locally Shared Printer; Printing Across A Network - Dell 1600n Multifunction Mono Laser Printer User Manual

Networking

About Sharing the Printer on a Network

Setting Up the Locally Shared Printer

Setting Up a Network-connected Printer
About Sharing the Printer on a Network
Locally-shared Printer
You can connect the multi-function printer directly to a selected computer, which is called the "host
computer" on the network. The multi-function printer can then be shared by other users on the network
through a Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or NT 4.0 network printer connection.
Wired Network-connected Printer
Your multi-function printer has a built-in network interface. For details, see

Printing Across a Network

Whether the multi-function printer is locally connected or network-connected, you need to install the Dell
Laser MFP 1600n software on each computer that prints documents using the multi-function printer.
Setting Up the Locally Shared Printer
You can connect the multi-function printer directly to a selected computer, which is called the "host
computer," on the network. Your multi-function printer can be shared by other users on the network through
a Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or NT 4.0 network printer connection.
In Windows 98/Me
Setting Up the Host Computer
1. Start Windows.
2. Click the Start button and point to Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.
3.
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