Dell 3115cn Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 351)

Networking
About Sharing the Multifunction Printer on a Network
Setting Up the Locally Shared Printer
Point and Print
Peer-to-Peer
Setting Up a Network-connected Printer
Printing a Network Configuration Page
Setting Network Protocols
Static Addressing
Dynamic Addressing (BOOTP/DHCP)
Restoring the Network Configuration
Resetting the Network Interface Card
About Sharing the Multifunction Printer on a Network
Locally-shared Printer
You can connect the multifunction printer directly to a selected computer, which is called the "host
computer" on the network. The multifunction printer can then be shared by other users on the network
through a Windows
® 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows Server ®
2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows NT 4.0 network printer connection.
Wired Network-connected Printer
Your multifunction printer has a built-in network interface. For details, see "Connecting the Multifunction
Printer to the Network".
Printing Across a Network
Whether the multifunction printer is locally connected or network-connected, you need to install the Dell™
Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn software on each computer that prints documents using the
multifunction printer.
Setting Up the Locally Shared Printer
You can share your new printer on the network using the Drivers and Utilities CD that shipped with your