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Installing drivers for network printing Shared printing using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 Note: Install the printer software before connecting the USB, parallel, or serial cable. After connecting the printer to a Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 computer (which will act as a server), follow these steps to configure the network printer for shared printing: Server Printer 1 Install a custom printer driver. a Launch the drivers CD. b Click Install Printer and Software. Clients c Click Agree to accept the license agreement. d Select Suggested, and click Next. The Suggested option is the default installation for local and network-attached setup. To install utilities, change settings, or customize device drivers, select Custom, and follow the instructions on the screen. e Select Local Attach, and click Finish. Follow the instructions on the screen. It may take some time for the drivers to load. f Close the drivers CD installer application. g Connect the USB cable, and turn on the printer. The Plug and Play screen appears, and a printer object is created in the Printers folder of the computer. The printer is shared in step 2: "Share the printer on the network." Note: USB support is not available for Windows NT operating systems. Use a parallel cable instead. The Plug and Play screen will not appear for Windows NT. h Print a test page to verify printer installation. 2 Share the printer on the network. a Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. b Select the newly added printer. c Click File Æ Sharing. d Select the Shared as check box, and enter a name in the text box. e In the Alternate Drivers section, select the operating systems of all the network clients that will print to the printer. f Click OK. Note: If files are missing, prompts may appear to request the server operating system CD. g 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 assigned to the printer. Windows 20

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Installing drivers for network printing
Shared printing using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or
Windows Server 2003
Note:
Install the printer software before connecting the USB, parallel, or serial cable.
After connecting the printer to a Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 computer (which will act as a server),
follow these steps to configure the network printer for shared printing:
1
Install a custom printer driver.
a
Launch the drivers CD.
b
Click
Install Printer and Software
.
c
Click
Agree
to accept the license agreement.
d
Select
Suggested
, and click
Next
.
The Suggested option is the default installation for local and
network-attached setup. To install utilities, change settings, or customize device drivers, select
Custom
, and
follow the instructions on the screen.
e
Select
Local Attach
, and click
Finish
.
Follow the instructions on the screen. It may take some time for the drivers to load.
f
Close the drivers CD installer application.
g
Connect the USB cable, and turn on the printer.
The Plug and Play screen appears, and a printer object is created in the Printers folder of the computer. The
printer is shared in step 2: “Share the printer on the network.”
Note:
USB support is not available for Windows NT operating systems. Use a parallel cable instead. The
Plug and Play screen will not appear for Windows NT.
h
Print a test page to verify printer installation.
2
Share the printer on the network.
a
Click
Start
Settings
Printers
.
b
Select the newly added printer.
c
Click
File
Sharing
.
d
Select the
Shared as
check box, and enter a name in the text box.
e
In the Alternate Drivers section, select the operating systems of all the network clients that will print to the
printer.
f
Click
OK
.
Note:
If files are missing, prompts may appear to request the server operating system CD.
g
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
assigned to the printer.
Server
Clients
Printer