5. Click the
Exceptions
tab, select
File and Printer Sharing
, and then click
OK
.
Windows XP or Server 2003
1. Click
Start
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2. Click
Security Center
.
3. Click
Windows Firewall
to open the
Windows Firewall
dialog box.
4. Make sure that
Don’t allow exceptions
is not selected in the
General
tab.
5. Click the
Exceptions
tab, select
File and Printer Sharing
, and then click
OK
.
Setting the clients
This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer on a network.
Note:
❏
To share the printer on a Windows network, you need to set the printer server. For more information,
see “Setting up your printer as a shared printer” on page 42.
❏
This section describes how to access the shared printer on a standard network system using the server
(Microsoft workgroup). If you cannot access the shared printer due to the network system, ask the
administrator of the network for assistance.
❏
If the printer drivers are not already installed on the client, please install them before performing
these settings.
1. For Windows 8 or Server 2012:
Click
Desktop
on the Start screen, move the cursor to the top-right corner of the screen, click
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
. Next, click
View devices and printers
from the
Hardware and Sound
category.
For Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2:
Click
Start
, and then click
Devices and Printers
.
For Windows Vista or Server 2008:
Click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, click
Hardware and Sound
, and then click
Printers
.
For Windows XP Professional or Server 2003:
Click
Start
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
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