Lexmark E234 User Manual
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Software and network tasks
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Shared printing from a server using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
and Windows Server 2003
After connecting your printer to a Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 computer
(which will act as a server), follow these steps to configure your network printer for shared printing:
Step 1: Install a custom printer driver
1
Insert the drivers CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
If the CD does not auto launch, click Start
Æ
Run, and then type
D:\Setup.exe
in the Run
dialog box (where
D:
is the letter for your CD-ROM drive).
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
If prompted, select the printer you are setting up, and then click Finish.
8
Select the port you are using to connect the printer to the computer, and then click Next.
9
Click Done.
10
Print a test page to verify printer installation (see “How to print a test page” on page 88).
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.
Printer
Clients
Server