Sharing a printer in a windows environment – Lexmark 9500 Series User Manual
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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
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