Setting Print Server

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If Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003/Server 2008 are on your network, the following procedure enables you to set up a print server for more efficient management of network printers. Once a print server is set up, print jobs can be managed by the print server. Also, by setting up an alternate driver for the print server, printer drivers can be installed in each computer via the network.

  1. Open the [Printers], [Printers and Faxes], or [Devices and Printers] folder.
  • For Windows 2000, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Settings] → [Printers].
  • For Windows XP Home Edition, click [start] on the Windows task bar → [Control Panel] → [Printers and Other Hardware] → [Printers and Faxes].
  • For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [start] or [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Printers and Faxes].
  • For Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Control Panel] → [Hardware and Sound] → [Printers].
  • For Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Devices and Printers].
  1. Right-click the icon of the printer you installed → select [Sharing] (For Windows7/Server 2008 R2, select [Printer Properties], and then click the [Sharing] tab).
  1. For Windows Vista, click [Change sharing options].

For other operating systems, go to the next step.

  • If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, click [Continue].
  1. Select [Share this printer] (Windows 2000: [Shared as]) and enter a share name.
  1. If this machine is shared with users running different versions of Windows, click [Additional drivers].

When the alternate driver is installed, additional windows will open for entering the location of the file containing the printer driver. Follow the instructions in these windows.

  • To install the printer driver on another computer, use the [Printer Wizard] window for selecting the printer destination → select [Network printer] → select the shared printer for the computer selected in the print server.
  1. Click [OK].

The shared printer settings are complete.