Using the Shared Printer on Your Network
When the machine is already on your network and set as a shared printer, you can use it via network. The easiest way to make the machine available for your computer is using network download. If your operating system is Windows 2000/XP, you cannot download the driver from Windows 98/Me servers. In that case, use [Add Printer Wizard].
Add Printer Wizard - Windows 2000/XP
Add Printer Wizard - Windows 98/Me
The following is the procedure to connect to the shared printer on your network using network download.
- Open Explorer, then browse the network until you can see the icon of the shared printer.
- Double-click the machine icon, or drag the machine icon to your [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 98/Me/2000: [Printers]) folder.
The [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box appears.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
The following is the procedure to connect to the shared printer on your network using Windows 2000/XP.
Installation in Windows 2000/XP needs to be done by a user with administrator privileges.
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Open the [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 2000: [Printers]) folder.
Click [Start] on the Windows task bar, select [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 2000: [Start], [Settings], and then [Printers]).
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Open the [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box.
Click [Add a printer] in [Printer Tasks] (Windows 2000: double-click the [Add Printer] icon).
- Click [Next].
- Select [A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer] (Windows 2000: [Network printer]), then click [Next].
The [Specify a Printer] (Windows 2000: [Connect to Printer]) dialog box appears.
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Select [Connect to this printer (or to browse for a printer, select this option and click Next)] (Windows 2000: [Type the printer name, or click Next to browse for a printer]), enter the name of the printer you want to connect to, then click [Next].
If you do not know the name of the printer, click [Next] without entering the name to proceed to the [Browse for Printer] dialog box. In this dialog box, select the printer, then click [OK].
- If the printer name is invalid, it means the client cannot connect to the shared printer.
- If a suitable driver is not found, probably means the server is a Windows 98/Me computer.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
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The following is the procedure to connect to the shared printer on your network using Windows 98/Me [Add Printer Wizard].
- Click [Start] on the Windows task bar, select [Settings], then [Printers].
The [Printers] folder appears.
- Double-click the [Add Printer] icon.
The [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box appears.
- Click [Next].
- Select [Network printer], then click [Next].
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Enter the network path or print queue that you want to connect to, or select the location of the shared printer.
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Enter the path name or print queue in the edit box. |
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Click [Browse]. |
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Select the location of the printer, then click [OK]. |
Depending on your network environment, the installation of the driver may be carried out automatically. In this case you need not perform steps 7 through 10 below.
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Click [Next].
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Click [Have Disk].
The [Install From Disk] dialog box appears.
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Select the location containing the printer driver.
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Go to step 9. |
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Click [Browse]. |
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Select the location containing the printer driver, then click [OK]. You can also enter the path name directly in the edit box. |
- Click [OK].
- Enter the name of the printer you want to use, then click [Next].
If you accept the default name, leave the edit box as it is, then click [Next].
If the connection fails, you will be able to install the printer but you will not be able to use the printer until it comes back online.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
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