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Sharing the Printer Locally, Setting Up a Host Computer

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4 Sharing the Printer Locally You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, which is called "host computer," on the network. The following procedure is for Microsoft® Windows® XP. For other Windows operating systems, see the corresponding Windows User's Guide or online help. NOTES: • Check the operating system(s) that are compatible with your printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility section of Printer Specifications in the Getting started chapter. • If you need to know the exact name of your printer, you can check the supplied Drivers and Utilities CD. Setting Up a Host Computer 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes. 3 Double-click your printer driver icon. 4 From the Printer menu, select Sharing. 5 Check the Share this printer box. 6 Fill in the Shared Name field, and then click OK. Setting Up a Client Computer 1 Right-click the Windows Start button and select Explore. 2 Select My Network Places and then right-click Search for Computers. 3 Enter the IP address of host computer in Computer name field, and click Search. (In case host computer requires User name and Password, enter User ID and password of host computer account.) 4 Double-click Printers and Faxes. 5 Right-click printer driver icon, select Connect. 6 Click Yes, if the installation confirm message appears. 21 Sharing the Printer Locally

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Sharing the Printer Locally
21
4
Sharing the Printer
Locally
You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer,
which is called “host computer,” on the network.
The following procedure is for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP. For
other Windows operating systems, see the corresponding
Windows User's Guide or online help.
N
OTES
:
Check the operating system(s) that are compatible with your
printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility section of
Printer Specifications in the Getting started chapter.
• If you need to know the exact name of your printer, you can
check the supplied Drivers and Utilities CD.
Setting Up a Host Computer
1
Start Windows.
2
From the
Start
menu select
Printers and Faxes
.
3
Double-click
your printer driver icon
.
4
From the
Printer
menu, select
Sharing
.
5
Check the
Share this printer
box.
6
Fill in the
Shared Name
field, and then click
OK
.
Setting Up a Client Computer
1
Right-click the Windows
Start
button and select
Explore
.
2
Select
My Network Places
and then right-click
Search
for Computers
.
3
Enter the IP address of host computer in
Computer name
field, and click
Search
. (In case host computer requires
User name
and
Password
, enter User ID and password
of host computer account.)
4
Double-click
Printers and Faxes
.
5
Right-click printer driver icon, select
Connect
.
6
Click
Yes
, if the installation confirm message appears.