How to specify the printer sharing settings in the printer driver

    18-Jul-2012
    8201607700

    Issue


    Cause and Solution

    When using a print server to share this printer on the network, install the printer driver on the print server (computer), configure the print server (computer), and then install the printer driver on the client computers, using the following procedure.
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    A computer directly connected to the printer by a USB cable:
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    1. Installing the printer driver on the print server (computer)
    The procedure for installing the printer driver varies depending on the system environment. Select the procedure for installing the printer driver from among the following, according to the operating environment.
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    2. Configuring the print server (computer)
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    3. Installation of the printer driver on the client computers
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    NOTE
    Using this printer on your network requires that both the print server (computer) and clients should be using Windows 98/Me or Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003.