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Installing the printer driver on a Windows client Once the printer driver has been installed on the computer acting as the server, the printer can be shared. Individual Windows users who want to use the network printer will have to install the printer software on their computers (clients). A client computer can connect to the printer in the following ways: z In the Printers folder, double-click the Add Printer icon and follow the instructions for a network printer installation. z Install the printer software from the Starter CD. When prompted, select Connected via the network, and then select Client Setup for client-server printing. z On the network, browse to the printer and drag it to your Printers folder. z Add the printer and install the software from the INF file on your network. Ask the network administrator where the INF file is located. On the Starter CD, the INF files are stored in folders using the following format: :\Setup\Drivers\\\. For example, if your CD drive letter is D, then D:\Setup\Drivers\PCL6\Win2k_XP\English would contain the English PCL6 INF file for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. To install the printer driver using Add Printer 1 From the Windows desktop, do one of the following: • Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000: Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. • Windows XP: Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Or, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2 Double-click Add Printer, then click Next. 3 Do one of the following: • Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP: Select Network Printer. • Windows NT 4.0: Select Network Printer Server. 4 Click Next. 5 Do one of the following: • Type in the network path or queue name of the shared printer and click Next. Click Have Disk when prompted to select the printer model. • Click Next and locate the printer in the Shared printers list. 6 Click Next and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. ENWW 1-13

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Installing the printer driver on a Windows client
Once the printer driver has been installed on the computer acting as the server, the printer can
be shared. Individual Windows users who want to use the network printer will have to install
the printer software on their computers (clients). A client computer can connect to the printer in
the following ways:
In the
Printers
folder, double-click the
Add Printer
icon and follow the instructions for a
network printer installation.
Install the printer software from the Starter CD. When prompted, select
Connected via
the network
, and then select
Client Setup for client-server printing
.
On the network, browse to the printer and drag it to your
Printers
folder.
Add the printer and install the software from the INF file on your network. Ask the network
administrator where the INF file is located.
On the Starter CD, the INF files are stored in folders using the following format:
<CD>:\Setup\Drivers\<driver>\<operating system>\<language>.
For example, if your CD drive letter is D, then D:\Setup\Drivers\PCL6\Win2k_XP\English
would contain the English PCL6 INF file for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
To install the printer driver using Add Printer
1
From the Windows desktop, do one of the following:
•
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000:
Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
•
Windows XP:
Click
Start
,
and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
Or, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
2
Double-click
Add Printer
, then click
Next
.
3
Do one of the following:
•
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP:
Select
Network Printer
.
•
Windows NT 4.0:
Select
Network Printer Server
.
4
Click
Next
.
5
Do one of the following:
•
Type in the network path or queue name of the shared printer and click
Next
. Click
Have Disk
when prompted to select the printer model.
•
Click
Next
and locate the printer in the
Shared printers
list.
6
Click
Next
and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.