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Setting Up the Network-connected Printer

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6. Double-click your printer icon. 7. Click the Printer menu and point to Properties. 8. Click the Details tab and point to the printer port and then click OK. In Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista Setting Up the Host Computer 1. Start Windows. 2. For Windows NT 4.0/2000, click the Start button Settings Printers. For Windows XP/Server 2003, click the Start button and point to Printers and Faxes. For Windows Vista, click the Start button and click Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers. 3. Double-click your printer icon. 4. Click the Printer menu and point to Sharing. 5. For Windows NT 4.0, check the Shared box. For Windows 2000, check the Shared As box. For Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista, check the Share this printer box. 6. Fill in the Share Name field and click OK. Setting Up the Client Computer 1. Right-click the Start button and point to Explore. 2. Open your network folder in the left column. 3. Click the shared name. 4. For Windows NT 4.0/2000, from the Start button, Click Settings and point to Printers. For Windows XP/Server 2003, from the Start button, click and point to Printers and Faxes. For Windows Vista, from the Start button, click Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers. 5. Double-click your printer icon. 6. Click the Printer menu and point to Properties. 7. Click the Ports tab and point to Add Port. 8. Click Local Port and point to New Port. 9. Fill in the Enter a port name field and enter the shared name. 10. Click OK and point to Close. 11. For Windows NT 4.0, click OK. For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista, click Apply and point to OK. Setting Up the Network-connected Printer You must set up the network protocols on the printer to use it as your network printer. Protocols can be set up by the following two methods: 1 Via Network Administration Programs You can configure your printer's print server settings and manage it via the following programs: l Embedded Web Service: A web server embedded to your network print server, which enables you to: Configure the network parameters necessary for the printer to connect to various network environments.

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6.
Double-click your printer icon.
7.
Click the
Printer
menu and point to
Properties
.
8.
Click the
Details
tab and point to the printer port and then click
OK
.
In Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
Setting Up the Host Computer
1.
Start Windows.
2.
For Windows NT 4.0/2000, click the
Start
button
Settings
Printers
.
For Windows XP/Server 2003, click the
Start
button and point to
Printers and Faxes
.
For Windows Vista, click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Printers
.
3.
Double-click your printer icon.
4.
Click the
Printer
menu and point to
Sharing
.
5.
For Windows NT 4.0, check the
Shared
box.
For Windows 2000, check the
Shared As
box.
For Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista, check the
Share this printer
box.
6.
Fill in the
Share Name
field and click
OK
.
Setting Up the Client Computer
1.
Right-click the
Start
button and point to
Explore
.
2.
Open your network folder in the left column.
3.
Click the shared name.
4.
For Windows NT 4.0/2000, from the
Start
button, Click
Settings
and point to
Printers
.
For Windows XP/Server 2003, from the
Start
button, click and point to
Printers and Faxes
.
For Windows Vista, from the
Start
button, click
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Printers
.
5.
Double-click your printer icon.
6.
Click the
Printer
menu and point to
Properties
.
7.
Click the
Ports
tab and point to
Add Port
.
8.
Click
Local Port
and point to
New Port
.
9.
Fill in the
Enter a port name
field and enter the shared name.
10.
Click
OK
and point to
Close
.
11.
For Windows NT 4.0, click
OK
.
For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista, click
Apply
and point to
OK
.
Setting Up the Network-connected Printer
You must set up the network protocols on the printer to use it as your network printer. Protocols can be set up by the following two methods:
1 Via Network Administration Programs
You can configure your printer's print server settings and manage it via the following programs:
l
Embedded Web Service
: A web server embedded to your network print server, which enables you to:
Configure the network parameters necessary for the printer to connect to various network environments.