HP 1218 - Manual (Page 4)

hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer network guide for windows 2
2 Locally Shared Printer Connection
In the locally shared configuration, the printer is connected directly to the parallel or USB port of a selected computer that functions as
a host to other computers on the network. To locally share your printer, the printer software must be installed on the host computer and
on each client computer.
Note: USB is only supported on Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000.
Operating Systems for a Locally Shared Connection
Installation instructions for the supported operating systems can be found on the following pages:
Operating Systems Host Client
Windows 95, 98, Me Page 4 Page 11
Windows NT 4.0 Page 7 Page 12
Windows 2000 Page 9 Page 13