Peer-to-peer – Dell 2155cn/cdn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers

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2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host

name.

3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.
4 Click Install driver.
5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the

client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the Devices and
Printers
folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other
factors.

6 Print a test page to verify installation.

a

Click Start

Devices and Printers.

b

Right-click the printer you just created and select Printer properties.

c

On the General tab, click Print Test Page.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.

Peer-to-Peer

If you use the peer-to-peer method, the printer driver is fully installed on each
client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The
client computer handles the print job processing.

Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server

2003 x64 Edition

1 Click start

Printers and Faxes.

2 Click Add a Printer.
3 Click Next.
4 Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and

then click Next. If the printer is not listed, type the path to the printer in the
text box.

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