Lexmark Pro5500t User's Guide - Page 107
Sharing a printer in a Windows environment, In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier
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Networking 107 In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier 1 From the Finder, choose Utilities. 2 Double‑click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center. 3 From the Printer List dialog, choose the printer you want to use, and then click Add. 4 From the Printer Browser, select your printer, and then click Add. 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 instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing. b Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer. 2 Identify the printer: a On the computer that is attached to the printer, open the printers folder: 1 Click , or click Start and then click Run. 2 In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers. 3 Press Enter, or click OK. b Right‑click the name of your printer. c Click Sharing or Printer Properties. d From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as. e Assign a distinctive name, and then 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 Open the printers folder: 1 Click , or click Start and then click Run. 2 In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers. 3 Press Enter, or click OK. b Right‑click the name of your printer. c Click Properties or Printer properties. d Click Ports > Add Port > Local Port > New Port. e Type 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 107. The name should be in the form \\server\printer. f Click OK. g Click Close on the Printer Ports dialog. h Make sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click Apply. i Click OK.