Lexmark M3150 Connectivity Guide - Page 4

Sharing the printer on a network

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Connection Guide Page 4 of 6 In Windows 7 or earlier a Click or click Start, and then click Run. b In the Start Search or Run dialog, type D:\setup.exe. c Press Enter or click OK. Note: D is the letter of your CD or DVD drive. 4 Click Install, and then follow the instructions on the computer screen. 5 Select Ethernet connection, and then click Continue. 6 Attach the Ethernet cable to the computer and to the printer when instructed to do so. 7 Select the printer from the list, and then click Continue. Note: If the configured printer does not appear in the list, then click Modify Search. 8 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Sharing the printer on a network 1 Open the printers folder. In Windows 8 From the Search charm, type run, and then navigate to: Apps list > Run > type control printers > OK In Windows 7 or earlier a Click or click Start, and then click Run. b In the Start Search or Run dialog, type control printers. c Press Enter, or click OK. 2 Depending on your device, do either of the following: • Press and hold the printer you want to share. • Right‑click the printer you want to share. 3 From the menu that appears, click Printer Properties or Sharing. 4 From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as, and then assign a distinctive name. 5 From the Ports tab, click Add Port > Local Port > New Port. 6 Type the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) port name, and then click OK. Note: The UNC port name consists of the server name and the distinctive printer name, and should be in the form \ \server\printer. 7 Click Apply > OK.

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In Windows 7 or earlier
a
Click
or click
Start
, and then click
Run
.
b
In the Start Search or Run dialog, type
D:\setup.exe
.
c
Press
Enter
or click
OK
.
Note:
D
is the letter of your CD or DVD drive.
4
Click
Install
, and then follow the instructions on the computer screen.
5
Select
Ethernet connection
, and then click
Continue
.
6
Attach the Ethernet cable to the computer and to the printer when instructed to do so.
7
Select the printer from the list, and then click
Continue
.
Note:
If the configured printer does not appear in the list, then click
Modify Search
.
8
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Sharing the printer on a network
1
Open the printers folder.
In Windows 8
From the Search charm, type
run
, and then navigate to:
Apps list >
Run
> type
control printers
>
OK
In Windows 7 or earlier
a
Click
or click
Start
, and then click
Run
.
b
In the Start Search or Run dialog, type
control printers
.
c
Press
Enter
, or click
OK
.
2
Depending on your device, do either of the following:
Press and hold the printer you want to share.
Right
click the printer you want to share.
3
From the menu that appears, click
Printer Properties
or
Sharing
.
4
From the Sharing tab, select
Share this printer
or
Shared as
, and then assign a distinctive name.
5
From the Ports tab, click
Add Port
>
Local Port
>
New Port
.
6
Type the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) port name, and then click
OK
.
Note:
The UNC port name consists of the server name and the distinctive printer name, and should be in the form
\
\server\printer
.
7
Click
Apply
>
OK
.
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