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| Sharing a Printer |
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The first step to share a printer in a network is to install a printer in a computer. Once this is done 1. Go to Start, Printers and Faxes (if you dont see the icon, go to Control Panel, Printers and Faxes).
2. Right-click on the printer and select Sharing and Security. 3. Click on Sharing this printer and write a name (will be the one seen in the network).
Good. The printer was installed on a computer and shared to the entire network. But know we need to install it in the rest on the computers through the network. There are two ways, the first one is to follow the steps of the wizard by clicking on Adding printer in Printers and Faxes.
Click Next and in the following screen select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer.
Click Next. Select Browse for a Printer and click Next again.
If it finds the printer, select it and click Next.
If you want to use it as the default printer, Click Next.
If you have any problem, go to Windows Explorer and type in the address bar \\nameofcomputerwhereistheprinter and click Enter. Depending on the configuration made in that computer a user name and password may be required (user name and password are the ones used in Windows login for that computer). Once inside you will see the shared folders in the computer. Click in Printers and Faxes and double-click in the printer you want to access. A screen asking to install the printers drivers will appear. Click yes and it should install the drivers.
When finished the printer is ready to be shared in the network.
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