Adding the printer
In Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
1
From the Apple menu, navigate to:
System Preferences
>
Print & Fax
2
Click
+
.
3
Click the
Default
or
Default Browser
tab, and then select your printer.
4
Click
Add
.
In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier
1
From the Finder, choose
Utilities
.
2
Double
‑
click
Printer Setup Utility
or
Print Center
.
3
From the Printer List dialog, choose the printer you want to use, and then click
Add
.
4
From the Printer Browser, select your printer, and then click
Add
.
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, open the printers folder:
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
Open the printers folder:
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
.
Networking
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