Dell V305w All In One Wireless Inkjet Printer - Manual (Page 86)

Peer-to-Peer Networking
You can share your printer with other users on the network through peer-to-peer sharing. Connect the
printer directly to a computer (the host computer) using the USB cable, and enable it to be shared
across the network through peer-to-peer sharing. Sharing the printer using your computer may slow
down the speed of your computer.
To share the printer:
1. Assign a “share name” to the printer. For more information, see Sharing the Printer on the
Network .
2. Set up the network computers that you want to connect and use the shared printer. For more
information, see Adding the Shared Printer on Other Network Computers .
Sharing the Printer on the Network
On the host computer or network computer where the printer is directly connected by USB cable,
share the printer.
In Windows Vista™:
1. Click  Control Panel.
2. Click Hardware and Sound.
3. Click Printers.
4. Right-click your printer icon, and then select Sharing.
5. Click Change sharing options.
6. Click Continue.
7. Click Share this printer, and assign a name to your printer.
8. Click OK.
In Windows ® XP and Windows 2000:
1. In Windows XP, click Start Settings Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware
Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start Settings Printers.
2. Right-click the printer icon, and then select Sharing.
3. Click Share this printer, and assign a name to your printer.