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Networking Basics
Adding and Sharing Printers in Windows XP
After you have run the
Network Setup Wizard
on all the computers in your
network (please see the
Network Setup Wizard
section at the beginning of
Networking Basics
) you can use the
Add Printer Wizard
to add or share a
printer on your network.
Whether you want to add a
local printer
(a printer connected directly to one
computer) share an
LPR printer
(a printer connected to a print server) or
share a
network printer
(a printer connected to your network through a
Gateway/Router) use the
Add Printer Wizard
. Please follow the directions
below:
First, make sure that you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all of
the computers on your network.
We will show you 3 ways to use the
Add Printer Wizard
1. Adding a local printer
2. Sharing a network printer
3. Sharing an LPR printer
1. Adding a local printer
(A
printer connected directly to a computer)
A printer that is not shared on the network and is connected directly to one
computer is called a
local printer
. If you do not need to share your printer
on a network, follow these directions to add the printer to one computer.
•
Go to
Start
>
Printers and
Faxes
