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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Sharing Your Printer Locally You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, called the "host computer," on a network using a USB cable. Your printer can be shared by other users on the network through a Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP network printer connection. Before you can share your printer, you must first setup a Microsoft Windows network. In Windows 98/Me Setting Up the Host Computer 1 Start Windows. 2 Click the Start button, select Control Panel, and double-click the Network icon. 3 Click the File and Print Sharing box, check the box next to I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer, and click OK. 4 Click Start and select Printers from Settings. Double-click your printer name. 5 Click Properties in the Printer menu. 6 Click the Sharing tab and check the Shared As box. Fill in the Share Name field and then click OK. Setting Up the Client Computer 1 Right-click the Start button and select Explore. 2 Open your network folder in the left column. 3 Right-click the shared name and click Capture Printer Port. 4 Select the port you want, check the Reconnect at log on box, and then click OK. 5 Click the Start button and select Settings and then Printers. 6 Double-click your printer icon. 7 Click the Printer menu and point to Properties. 8 Click the Details tab, select the printer port, and then click OK. 26 Printing

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Sharing Your Printer Locally
You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, called the “host computer,” on
a network using a USB cable. Your printer can be shared by other users on the network
through a Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP network printer connection. Before you can share
your printer, you must first setup a Microsoft Windows network.
In Windows 98/Me
Setting Up the Host Computer
1
Start Windows.
2
Click the
Start
button, select
Control Panel
, and double-click the
Network
icon.
3
Click the
File and Print Sharing
box, check the box next to
I want to be able to allow
others to print to my printer
, and click
OK
.
4
Click
Start
and select
Printers
from
Settings
. Double-click your printer name.
5
Click
Properties
in the Printer menu.
6
Click the
Sharing
tab and check the
Shared As
box. Fill in the
Share Name
field and then
click
OK
.
Setting Up the Client Computer
1
Right-click the
Start
button and select
Explore
.
2
Open your network folder in the left column.
3
Right-click the shared name and click
Capture Printer Port
.
4
Select the port you want, check the
Reconnect at log on
box, and then click
OK
.
5
Click the
Start
button and select
Settings
and then
Printers
.
6
Double-click your printer icon.
7
Click the
Printer
menu and point to
Properties
.
8
Click the
Details
tab, select the printer port, and then click
OK
.