Lexmark 5470 User's Guide - Page 48

Sharing a printer in a Windows environment, Checking the port setting, Windows Vista users only - series

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Sharing a printer in a Windows environment 1 Prepare the computers to share the printer. a Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and Print Sharing. See the Windows documentation for detailed instructions. b Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer. 2 Identify the printer. On the computer that is attached to the printer: a Click Start Œ Settings Œ Printers or Printers and Faxes. b Right-click the Lexmark X5400 Series icon. c Click Sharing. d Click Shared As, and give the printer a distinctive name. e Click OK. 3 Locate the printer from the remote computer. Note: The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer. a Click Start Œ Settings Œ Printers or Printers and Faxes. b Right-click the Lexmark X5400 Series icon. c Click Properties. d Click the Ports tab, and then click Add Port.... e Select Local Port, and then click New Port.... f Enter the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Port name which consists of the server name and the distinctive printer name that was specified in step 2 on page 48. The name should be in the form \\server \printer. g Click OK. h Click Close on the Printer Ports dialog box. i Make sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click Apply. The new port is listed with the printer name. j Click OK. Checking the port setting Windows Vista users only 1 Click Œ Control Panel Œ Printers. 2 Right-click the Lexmark X5400 Series icon. 3 From the sidebar menu, select Properties. 4 Click the Ports tab. 5 Make sure: • The port is set to a USB port. • File is not set as the port. General networking 48

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Sharing a printer in a Windows environment
1
Prepare the computers to share the printer.
a
Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and
Print Sharing. See the Windows documentation for detailed instructions.
b
Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.
2
Identify the printer.
On the computer that is attached to the printer:
a
Click
Start
Settings
Printers
or
Printers and Faxes
.
b
Right-click the
Lexmark X5400 Series
icon.
c
Click
Sharing
.
d
Click
Shared As
, and give the printer a distinctive name.
e
Click
OK
.
3
Locate the printer from the remote computer.
Note:
The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer.
a
Click
Start
Settings
Printers
or
Printers and Faxes
.
b
Right-click the
Lexmark X5400 Series
icon.
c
Click
Properties
.
d
Click the
Ports
tab, and then click
Add Port...
.
e
Select
Local Port
, and then click
New Port...
.
f
Enter the
Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Port name
which consists of the server name and the
distinctive printer name that was specified in step 2 on page 48. The name should be in the form
\\server
\printer
.
g
Click
OK
.
h
Click
Close
on the Printer Ports dialog box.
i
Make sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click
Apply
.
The new port is listed with the printer name.
j
Click
OK
.
Checking the port setting
Windows Vista users only
1
Click
Control Panel
Printers
.
2
Right-click the
Lexmark X5400 Series
icon.
3
From the sidebar menu, select
Properties
.
4
Click the
Ports
tab.
5
Make sure:
The port is set to a
USB
port.
File is
not
set as the port.
General networking
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