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Before Using the
Machine
Document and Paper
Copying
Sending and
Receiving
Printing and
Scanning
Network
Remote UI
System Manager
Settings
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Appendix
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Table of Contents
Print Server Settings
If Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista is on your network, the
following procedure enables you to set up a print server for more
efficient management of network printers. Once a print server is set
up, print jobs can be managed by the print server. Also, by setting
up an alternate driver for the print server, printer drivers can be
installed in each computer via the network.
1.
Open the printer properties dialog box.
For Windows Vista, click [Start] on the Windows task bar
→
[Control Panel]
→
[Hardware and Sound]
→
[Printers]
For Windows 2000, click [Start] on the Windows task bar
→
[Settings]
→
[Printers].
For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [start] on the
Windows task bar
→
[Printers and Faxes].
For Windows XP Home Edition, click [start] on the Windows task
bar
→
[Control Panel]
→
[Printers and Other Hardware]
→
Printers
and Faxes].
2.
Right-click the icon of the printer you installed
→
select [Sharing].
3.
For Windows Vista, click [Change sharing
options]
For other operating systems, skip to step 4.
Click [Continue] to proceed if the [User Account Control] dialog box
appears.
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4.
Select [Share this printer] (Windows 2000:
[Shared as]) and enter a share name.
5.
If this machine is shared with users running
different versions of Windows, click [Additional
drivers].
When the alternate driver is installed, additional windows will open
for entering the location of the file containing the printer driver.
Follow the instructions in these windows.
To install the printer driver on another computer, use the [Printer
Wizard] window for selecting the printer destination
→
select
[Network printer]
→
select the shared printer for the computer
selected in the print server.
6.
Click
[OK].
The shared printer settings are complete.
