76
Network Installation
Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection
Preparing to Share a Printer
Printer
sharing
is
a
Windows
‐
supported
feature
that
enables
a
printer
installed
on
a
host
PC
to
be
used
from
another
PC
on
the
network
(often
called
the
client
PC).
For
best
results,
use
printer
sharing
with
PCs
running
the
Windows
7,
Windows
XP
or
Windows
2000
operating
systems.
Before
installing
an
SR200
or
SR300
printer
on
a
client
PC:
Log
on
to
the
client
PC
as
a
user
with
administrator
permissions.
This
is
required
for
installing
printers.
The
user
installing
at
the
client
PC
must
also
have
authorization
at
the
host
PC
to
install
the
printer.
Make
sure
that
the
client
PC
has
network
access
to
the
host
PC
(where
the
printer
is
installed).
Make
sure
that
the
printer
is
set
for
sharing.
The
icon
in
the
Printers
window
includes
a
hand
(Windows
2000
and
XP)
or
a
photo
(Windows
Vista)
when
sharing
is
enabled.
Refer
to
Windows
help
for
“Printer
Sharing”
for
details
regarding
enabling
printer
sharing.
Make
sure
that
the
network
printer
driver
is
installed
and
working
on
the
host
PC.
(Refer
to
“Installing
the
Network
Printer
Driver”
on
page 68
.)
Make
sure
that
the
printer
name
does
not
have
spaces
in
the
name.
You
must
know
the
computer
name
and
workgroup
name
of
the
host
PC
to
locate
it
on
the
network.
Refer
to
Windows
help
for
“computer
name”
for
help
finding
the
names.
Users
at
the
client
PC
must
be
authenticated,
usually
by
logging
in,
at
the
host
PC
for
printing
to
be
allowed.
