To share the printer on a locally shared network – HP Photosmart Pro B8353 Printer User Manual
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To share the printer on a locally shared network
When you connect the printer directly, you can still share the printer with other computers using a simple
form of networking known as locally shared networking. Use this configuration only in small groups or
when usage is low. The computer that is connected to the printer is slowed down when many users print
to the printer.
Basic requirements for sharing in a Macintosh environment include the following items:
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The Macintosh computers must be using TCP/IP to communicate, and the Macintosh computers
must have IP addresses. (AppleTalk is not supported.)
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The printer that is being shared must be connected to a built-in USB port on the host Macintosh
computer.
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Both the host Macintosh computer and the client Macintosh computers that are using the shared
printer must have printer-sharing software installed and the printer driver or PPD for the printer that
is installed. (You can run the Installer program to install the printer sharing software and associated
Help files.)
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The client Macintosh computers should have the appropriate HP printer drivers installed.
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The client Macintosh computers must be PowerMac computers.
For more information about USB printer sharing, see the support information that is available on the
Apple Web site
Mac Help on the computer.
To share with other computers running Mac OS X (V10.3 and V10.4)
Use the following steps to share the printer among Macintosh computers that are running Mac OS X
(V10.3 and V10.4):
1.
Turn on printer sharing on the computer that is connected to the printer (the host).
2.
Open System Preferences, click Sharing, click Services, and then select the Printer Sharing
check box.
3.
To print from the other Macintosh computers (the clients) on the network, preselect the printer in
Sharing. Then, choose the neighborhood where the printer is shared and select the printer.
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