Lexmark 734DN Connection Guide - Page 3

Connection Guide Page 3 of 5 c Select Suggested, and then click Next. d Select Local Attach, and then click Next. The printer software is copied to your computer. e Connect the USB or parallel cable, and then turn on the printer. The Plug and Play screen appears, and a printer is created in the Printers folder. 2 Share the printer on the network. a Open the printers folder of your operating system. b Select the printer. c From Print Properties, click the option to share the printer. This requires assigning a shared name to the printer. d Click OK. If files are missing, then you may be prompted for your operating system CD. e Check the following to make sure that the printer was successfully shared: • The printer in the Printers folder now has a shared indicator. For example, a hand may appear under the printer. • Search Network Neighborhood or My Network Places. Find the name of the host computer, and then look for the shared name assigned to the printer. 3 Connect other network computers to the printer. • Using the peer-to-peer method a Click Start Œ Settings Œ Printers, and then click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. b Select to install a network printer. c Enter the printer name or URL if you are on the Internet or an intranet, and then click Next. If the printer name or URL is unknown, leave the text box empty, and then click Next. d From the Shared printers list, select the network printer. If the printer is not listed, then enter the path of the printer in the text box. The path looks similar to the following: \\[server host name]\[shared printer name]. The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name is the name assigned during the installation process. e Click OK. f When the installation is complete, print a test page. g Repeat steps a through f on every network computer that you want to enable to print to the shared printer. • Using the point-and-print method This method may be the best use of system resources. The computer attached to the printer handles processing for all print jobs, including those routed from other network computers. This lets other network computers return to applications much faster. With this method, only a subset of printer software is installed on each network computer. a From the network computer that you want to enable to print to the shared printer, double-click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places on the desktop. b Locate the host name of the computer attached to the printer, and then double-click the host name. c Right-click the shared printer name, and then select the option to install the printer on the network computer. Wait a few minutes for the process to complete. The amount of time it takes varies based on network traffic and other factors. d Close Network Neighborhood or My Network Places. e Print a test page. f Repeat steps a through e on every network computer that you want to enable to print to the shared printer.