Sharing a printer in a windows environment – Dell P713w All In One Photo Printer User Manual

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If the printer is currently set up locally (using USB connection)

1

Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and into an available port on a switch or wall jack.

2

Insert the software and installation CD into the computer you want to use to configure the printer.

3

Follow the instructions on the computer screen for configuring a printer on an Ethernet network.

4

Select the Network printer (see “Selecting the printer” on page 74).

Note: You will need a USB cable to complete the configuration.

Selecting the printer

1

Click

or Start.

2

In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3

Press Enter, or click OK.

The printer folder opens.

4

Right-click the printer you want to use, either Network or USB.

5

Select Set as Default Printer from the menu.

6

Close the Printers or Printers and Faxes window.

Sharing a printer in a Windows environment

1

Prepare the computers to share the printer:

a

Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and
Print Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing.

b

Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.

2

Identify the printer:

a

On the computer that is attached to the printer, do one of the following:

1

Click

, or click Start and then click Run.

2

In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3

Press Enter, or click OK.
The printer folder opens.

b

Right-click the name of your printer.

c

Click Sharing.

d

From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as, and then assign a distinctive name.

e

Click OK.

3

Locate the printer from the remote computer:

Note: The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer.

a

Do one of the following:

1

Click

, or click Start and then click Run.

2

In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3

Press Enter, or click OK.
The printer folder opens.

Networking

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