Peer-to-peer – Dell 2150cn/cdn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers

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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 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

Control Panel.

b

Select Printers.

c

Right-click the printer you just created and select Properties.

d

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

Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, or Windows Server 2008 R2

1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click Start

 your user

name

Network (StartNetwork for Windows Server 2008 R2).

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.

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