Lexmark 22S0502 User's Guide - Page 92

Shared printing from a server using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

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Shared printing from a server using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 Server Printer Clients After connecting your printer to a Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 computer (which will act as a server), follow these steps to configure your network printer for shared printing: Step 1: Install a custom printer driver 1 Insert the drivers CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. If the CD does not auto launch, click Start Æ Run, and then type D:\Setup.exe in the Run dialog box (where D: is the letter for your CD-ROM drive). 2 Click Install Software. 3 Click Printer and Software. 4 Click Agree to accept the license agreement. 5 Select Suggested, and then click Next. 6 Select Local Attached, and then click Next. 7 If prompted, select the printer you are setting up, and then click Finish. 8 Select the port you are using to connect the printer to the computer, and then click Next. 9 Click Done. 10 Print a test page to verify printer installation (see "How to print a test page" on page 88). Step 2: Share the printer on the network 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Select the printer you just created. 3 Click File Æ Sharing. 4 Check the Shared check box, and then enter a name in the Shared Name text box. 5 In the Alternate Drivers section, select the operating systems of all the network clients that will print to the printer. Software and network tasks 92

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Software and network tasks
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Shared printing from a server using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
and Windows Server 2003
After connecting your printer to a Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 computer
(which will act as a server), follow these steps to configure your network printer for shared printing:
Step 1: Install a custom printer driver
1
Insert the drivers CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
If the CD does not auto launch, click
Start
Run
, and then type
D:\Setup.exe
in the Run
dialog box (where
D:
is the letter for your CD-ROM drive).
2
Click
Install Software
.
3
Click
Printer and Software
.
4
Click
Agree
to accept the license agreement.
5
Select
Suggested
, and then click
Next
.
6
Select
Local Attached
, and then click
Next
.
7
If prompted, select the printer you are setting up, and then click
Finish
.
8
Select the port you are using to connect the printer to the computer, and then click
Next
.
9
Click
Done
.
10
Print a test page to verify printer installation (see “How to print a test page” on page 88).
Step 2: Share the printer on the network
1
Click
Start
Settings
Printers
.
2
Select the printer you just created.
3
Click
File
Sharing
.
4
Check the
Shared
check box, and then enter a name in the
Shared Name
text box.
5
In the Alternate Drivers section, select the operating systems of all the network clients that
will print to the printer.
Printer
Clients
Server