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Using a Printer Server, Preparing Printer Server - windows 7 driver

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1. Using a Printer Server Preparing Printer Server This section explains how to configure the machine as a Windows network printer. The machine is configured to enabling network clients to use it. When the network printer is connected via SmartDeviceMonitor for Client, you can set the printing notification function to notify clients of the results of their print jobs. Important ❒ Under Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Server 2003, to change printer properties in the [Printer] folder, you need Printer Management access authentication; under Windows NT 4.0, Full Control access authentication. Log on to the file server as an Administrator or member of the PowerUsers group. A Open the [Printers] window from the [Start] menu. The [Printers] window appears. Under Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, [Printer and Fax] window appears. B Click the icon of the machine you want to use. On the [File] menu, click [Properties]. The printer properties appear. C On the [Sharing] tab, click [Shared As: ]. D To share the machine with users using a different version of Windows, click [Additional Drivers...]. If you have installed an alternative driver by selecting [Share As: ] during the printer driver installation, this step can be ignored. E Click [OK], and then close the printer properties. 23

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1. Using a Printer Server
Preparing Printer Server
This section explains how to config-
ure the machine as a Windows net-
work printer. The machine is
configured to enabling network cli-
ents to use it. When the network
printer is connected via SmartDevice-
Monitor for Client, you can set the
printing notification function to noti-
fy clients of the results of their print
jobs.
Important
Under Windows 2000, Windows
XP Professional, or Windows Serv-
er 2003, to change printer proper-
ties in the
[
Printer
]
folder, you need
Printer Management access au-
thentication; under Windows NT
4.0, Full Control access authentica-
tion. Log on to the file server as an
Administrator or member of the
PowerUsers group.
A
Open the
[
Printers
]
window from
the
[
Start
]
menu.
The
[
Printers
]
window appears.
Under Windows XP or Windows
Server 2003,
[
Printer and Fax
]
win-
dow appears.
B
Click the icon of the machine you
want to use. On the
[
File
]
menu,
click
[
Properties
]
. The printer
properties appear.
C
On the
[
Sharing
]
tab, click
[
Shared As:
]
.
D
To share the machine with users
using a different version of Win-
dows, click
[
Additional Drivers...
]
.
If you have installed an alternative
driver by selecting
[
Share As:
]
dur-
ing the printer driver installation,
this step can be ignored.
E
Click
[
OK
]
, and then close the
printer properties.