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To install the printing software on client computers, To install the printer driver using Add Printer - printer server

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To install the printing software on client computers After the printer drivers have been installed on the computer that is acting as the print server, the printing functionality can be shared. Individual Windows users who want to use the network printer must install the 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 installation. (See To install the printer driver using Add Printer.) 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. On the Starter CD, the INF files are stored in folders that use 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 PCL 6 INF file for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. To install the printer driver using Add Printer 1 From the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Or, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2 Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next. 3 Select Network Printer or 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 then locate the printer in the Shared printers list. 6 Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. ENWW Configuring the printer (Windows) 43

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ENWW
Configuring the printer (Windows)
43
To install the printing software on client computers
After the printer drivers have been installed on the computer that is acting as the print server,
the printing functionality can be shared. Individual Windows users who want to use the
network printer must install the 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 installation. (See
To install the printer driver using Add Printer
.)
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.
On the Starter CD, the INF files are stored in folders that use the following format:
<CD drive>:\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 PCL 6 INF file for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
To install the printer driver using Add Printer
1
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
Or, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
2
Double-click
Add Printer
, and then click
Next
.
3
Select
Network Printer
or
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 then locate the printer in the
Shared printers
list.
6
Click
Next
, and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.