Dell C1760NW Color Laser Printer User Guide - Page 67

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3 Click Change sharing options. 4 The "Windows needs your permission to continue" appears. 5 Click Continue. 6 Select the Share this printer check box, and then type a name in the Share name text box. 7 Select Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer. 8 Click OK. For Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Printers. 2 Right-click the printer icon and select Sharing. 3 Click Change Sharing Options if exists. 4 Select the Share this printer check box, and then type a name in the Share name text box. 5 Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer. 6 Click OK. For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2 1 Click Start → Devices and Printers. 2 Right-click the printer icon and select Printer properties. 3 On the Sharing tab, click Change Sharing Options if exists. 4 Select the Share this printer check box, and then type a name in the Share name text box. 5 Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer. 6 Click Apply, and then click OK. For Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2012 1 Right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click Control Panel → Hardware and Sound (Hardware for Windows Server 2012) → Devices and Printers. 2 Right-click the printer icon and select Printer properties. 3 On the Sharing tab, click Change Sharing Options if exists. 4 Select the Share this printer check box, and then type a name in the Share name text box. 5 Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer. 6 Click Apply, and then click OK. To check that the printer is shared: • Ensure that the printer object in the Printers, Printers and Faxes, or Devices and Printers folder is shared. The share icon is shown under the printer icon. • Browse Network or My Network Places. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer. Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the Point and Print method or the peer-to-peer method. Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows® 65

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Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows
®
65
3
Click
Change sharing options
.
4
The "
Windows needs your permission to continue
" appears.
5
Click
Continue
.
6
Select the
Share this printer
check box, and then type a name in the
Share name
text box.
7
Select
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
8
Click
OK
.
For Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
Control Panel
Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon and select
Sharing
.
3
Click
Change Sharing Options
if exists.
4
Select the
Share this printer
check box, and then type a name in the
Share name
text box.
5
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
6
Click
OK
.
For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2
1
Click
Start
Devices and Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon and select
Printer properties
.
3
On the
Sharing
tab, click
Change Sharing Options
if exists.
4
Select the
Share this printer
check box, and then type a name in the
Share name
text box.
5
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
6
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
For Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2012
1
Right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
(
Hardware
for Windows Server 2012)
Devices and Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon and select
Printer properties
.
3
On the
Sharing
tab, click
Change Sharing Options
if exists.
4
Select the
Share this printer
check box, and then type a name in the
Share name
text box.
5
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
6
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
To check that the printer is shared:
Ensure that the printer object in the
Printers, Printers and Faxes, or Devices and Printers
folder is shared. The
share icon is shown under the printer icon.
Browse
Network or My Network Places
. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you
assigned to the printer.
Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the Point and Print method or the
peer-to-peer method.