Dell V515W, User Manual

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c
From the Printer List dialog, choose the printer you want to use, and then click Add .
d
From the Printer Browser, select your printer, and then click Add .
3
A second print queue will be created. Remove the wireless queue if you do not want to switch back to accessing
the printer over a wireless connection.
Sharing a printer in a Windows environment
1
Prepare the computers to share the printer:
a
Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and
Print Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing.
b
Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.
2
Identify the printer:
a
On the computer that is attached to the printer, do one of the following:
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run .
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type
control printers
.
3
Press Enter , or click OK .
b
Right-click the name of your printer.
c
Click Sharing or Printer Properties .
d
From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as .
e
Assign a distinctive name, and then click OK .
3
Locate the printer from the remote computer:
Note: The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer.
a
Do one of the following:
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run .
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type
control printers
.
3
Press Enter , or click OK .
b
Right-click the name of your printer.
c
Click Properties or Printer properties .
d
Click Ports > Add Port > Local Port > New Port .
e
Type the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) Port Name , which consists of the server name and the
distinctive printer name that was specified in step 2 on page 100. The name should be in the form
\\server
\printer
.
f
Click OK .
g
Click Close on the Printer Ports dialog.
h
Make sure the new port is selected on the Ports tab, and then click Apply .
i
Click OK .
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