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Printer Connection and Software Installation
• For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon and select
Sharing
.
3
Select the
Share this printer
check box, and then enter a name in the
Share name
text box.
4
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
5
Click
OK
.
6
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
• For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, and Windows Server 2008 R2
1
Click
Start
Devices and Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon and select
Printer properties
.
3
On the
Sharing
tab, select the
Share this printer
check box, and then enter a name in the
Share name
text
box.
4
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
5
Click
OK
.
6
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
• For Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit Edition, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 64-bit
Edition, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2
1
On the
Desktop
screen, place the mouse pointer in the upper right corner of the screen and move the mouse
down, and then select
Settings
.
2
Click
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
(
Hardware
for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012
R2)
Devices and Printers
.
3
Right-click the printer icon and select
Printer properties
.
4
On the
Sharing
tab, select the
Share this printer
check box, and then enter a name in the
Share name
text
box.
5
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network clients using this printer.
6
Click
OK
.
7
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
To check that the printer is shared:
•
Make sure that the printer object in the
Printers, Printers and Faxes
, or
Devices and Printers
folder is
shared. The share icon is displayed under the printer icon.
•
Browse
Network
or
My Network Places
. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you
assigned to the printer.
Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the Point and Print method or the
peer-to-peer method.