Lexmark E332n User's Guide - Page 98

D:\Setup.exe, Printer and Software

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Step 1: Install a custom printer driver 1 Insert the drivers CD. If the CD does not auto launch, click Start Æ Run, and then type D:\Setup.exe in the Run dialog box. 2 Click Install Software. 3 Click Printer and Software. 4 Click Agree to accept the license agreement. 5 Select Suggested, and then click Next. 6 Select Local Attached, and then click Next. 7 Follow the instructions on your screen to complete installing the drivers. 8 Print a test page to verify printer installation (see "How to print a test page" on page 94). Step 2: Share the printer on the network 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Select the printer you just created. 3 Click File Æ Sharing. 4 Check the Shared check box, and then enter a name in the Shared Name text box. 5 In the Alternate Drivers section, select the operating systems of all the network clients that will print to the printer. 6 Click OK. Note: If you are missing files, you may be prompted to provide the server operating system CD. 7 Check the following to make sure the printer was successfully shared. • The printer object in the Printers folder now has a shared indicator. For example, in Windows NT 4.0, a hand appears under the printer object. • Browse Network Neighborhood. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer. Step 3: Install the printer driver (or subset) on network clients Using the point and print method Note: This method is usually the best use of system resources. The server handles driver modifications and the print job processing. This lets network clients return to programs much faster. Software and network tasks 98

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Software and network tasks
98
Step 1: Install a custom printer driver
1
Insert the drivers CD.
If the CD does not auto launch, click
Start
Run
, and then type
D:\Setup.exe
in the Run
dialog box.
2
Click
Install Software
.
3
Click
Printer and Software
.
4
Click
Agree
to accept the license agreement.
5
Select
Suggested
, and then click
Next
.
6
Select
Local Attached
, and then click
Next
.
7
Follow the instructions on your screen to complete installing the drivers.
8
Print a test page to verify printer installation (see
“How to print a test page” on page 94
).
Step 2: Share the printer on the network
1
Click
Start
Settings
Printers
.
2
Select the printer you just created.
3
Click
File
Sharing
.
4
Check the
Shared
check box, and then enter a name in the
Shared Name
text box.
5
In the Alternate Drivers section, select the operating systems of all the network clients that
will print to the printer.
6
Click
OK
.
Note:
If you are missing files, you may be prompted to provide the server operating
system CD.
7
Check the following to make sure the printer was successfully shared.
The printer object in the Printers folder now has a shared indicator. For example, in
Windows NT 4.0, a hand appears under the printer object.
Browse Network Neighborhood. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared
name you assigned to the printer.
Step 3: Install the printer driver (or subset) on network clients
Using the point and print method
Note:
This method is usually the best use of system resources. The server handles driver
modifications and the print job processing. This lets network clients return to
programs much faster.