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.

1. Open Explorer, then browse the network until you can see the icon of the shared printer.
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. 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.

1. 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]).
   
   

2. Open the [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box.

   Click [Add a printer] in [Printer Tasks] (Windows 2000: double-click the [Add Printer] icon).
   
   

3. Click [Next].
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. 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 98/Me [Add Printer Wizard].

1. Click [Start] on the Windows task bar, select [Settings], then [Printers].
   The [Printers] folder appears.
   
   
2. Double-click the [Add Printer] icon.
   The [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box appears.
   
   
3. Click [Next].
   
   
4. Select [Network printer], then click [Next].
   
   
5. Enter the network path or print queue that you want to connect to, or select the location of the shared printer.

   To enter the location directly:

   Enter the path name or print queue in the edit box.

   
   

   To select the location:

   		Click [Browse].
   		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.
   
   

6. Click [Next].
   
   

7. Click [Have Disk].
   
   The [Install From Disk] dialog box appears.
   
   

8. Select the location containing the printer driver.
   
   

   To specify in the default location:

   Go to step 9.

   To change the location:

   		Click [Browse].
   		Select the location containing the printer driver, then click [OK]. You can also enter the path name directly in the edit box.

   
   
9. Click [OK].
   
   
10. 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.
    
    
11. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
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