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SuperScript 4650 Series — User’s Guide

Shared Printing Windows 9x/Windows NT 4.0

Windows 95/98 print clients can share the printer with
networked computers running Windows NT 4.0 and having
a parallel connection to the printer. This requires that the
PostScript printer driver be installed on the Windows NT
computer and that the driver be configured for sharing. Print
clients then can use the network to install the PostScript
printer driver from the Windows NT computer.

Description

As seen from a Windows 95 and Windows 98 computer, the
shared Windows NT 4.0 PostScript printer driver is similar to
the Windows 95 and Windows 98 PostScript drivers. They
both have the same options and features.

Sharing the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript Printer Driver

Configuring the PostScript printer driver for sharing can be
done during the installation of the driver from the SuperScript
4650 Series CD
to the Windows NT 4.0 computer, or after the
driver has been installed on the Windows NT 4.0 computer.

To configure sharing during driver installation:
1.

Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the
Windows NT 4.0 computer to automatically launch the
installer.

2.

Follow the instructions presented by the installer to
install the PostScript printer driver until the Get Shared
Information

dialog box appears.

3.

From the Get Shared Information dialog box, select the
Shared

radio button, then type in a name for the printer

into the Share Name text box.

4.

Select the operating systems of the computers that will be
printing to this printer.

5.

Click Next to finish installing the driver.

To configure sharing after the driver is installed:

1.

From the Windows NT 4.0 computer, click Start, select
Settings

, then click on Printers to open the Printers

folder.

2.

Double-click on the selected printer icon.

3.

From the menu select Printer to see the available options
and select Sharing.... to open the printer driver

Properties.

4.

Select the Shared radio button and type in a name for the
printer.

5.

Select the operating system(s) of the computers printing
to this printer and click OK. You will be prompted to
insert the CD.

6.

Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD (press and hold the
shift key on your keyboard to disable Autorun) and click
OK

.

7.

Press the Browse... button and open the folder that
represents your printer’s model number, for example
SS4650N.

8.

Double-click the PSNT folder.

9.

Double-click the win95 folder and select NC46N_95.inf
file.

10. Click OK.

Installing the Shared Driver into Windows 95/98 Clients
After the Windows 2000 PostScript printer driver has been
configured for sharing, a Windows 95 and Windows 98 client
can use a network to install the driver from the Windows NT
4.0 computer.

To install the shared driver:

1.

From the Windows 95 or Window 98 client, use the
network to navigate to the Windows NT 4.0 computer.

2.

Click on the shared printer driver to open the shortcut
menu.

3.

Select Install.

4.

Follow the instructions presented by the installer to
install the driver.

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