Lexmark 9575 User's Guide - Page 68
Sharing a printer in a Windows environment, In Windows Vista, In Windows XP
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Sharing a printer in a Windows environment 1 Prepare the computers to share the printer. a Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and Print Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing. b Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer. 2 Identify the printer. a On the computer that is attached to the printer, do one of the following: In Windows Vista: 1 Click Control Panel. 2 Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer. In Windows XP: • Click Start Printers and Faxes. b Right-click the Lexmark 9500 Series icon. c Click Sharing. d From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer, and assign a distinctive name. e Click OK. 3 Locate the printer from the remote computer. Note: The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer. a Do one of the following: In Windows Vista: 1 Click Control Panel. 2 Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer. In Windows XP: • Click Start Printers and Faxes. b Right-click the Lexmark 9500 Series icon. c Click Properties. d Click the Ports tab, and then click Add Port. e Select Local Port, and then click New Port. f Enter the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Port name, which consists of the server name and the distinctive printer name that was specified in step 2 on page 68. The name should be in the form \\server \printer. g Click OK. h Click Close on the Printer Ports dialog box. i Make sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click Apply. The new port is listed with the printer name. j Click OK. Connecting the printer to a network 68