How Using One Printer With Many Computers

Step 1.

Share the Printer

You will need to get onto the computer that has the printer connected to it. On that computer, simply go to Start –> Control Panel –> Printers and Faxes. Right click on the printer that you want to share, then click on properties. click on the “Sharing” tab at the top of the window. Click the radio button that says “Share this printer”. “Share name” box will automatically appear. Once your printer has been shared, and given a shared name, click apply at the bottom of the window.

Step 2.

Connect to the shared printer.

install the printer on the computer that it is not connected to. On the computer that is not connected to the printer, go to Start –> Control Panel –> Printers and Faxes. Click on Add a printer, click next at the bottom. the option “A network printer or printer attached to another computer”, and click next. The next screen asks, what printer do you want to connect to, and keep the option selected on Browse for a printer, and click next. Now, if you properly shared your printer in step 1, it should appear with the name that you gave it, and the printer that it is connected to. Simply select the printer, and click next. The computer will now attempt to install the drivers for your printer

Step 3.

Test the printer

Since you have now connected to the shared printer, you should test the connection and make sure everything is installed correctly. Go again to Start –> Control Panel –> Printers and Faxes and right click on the shared printer you just installed, and click on properties. Clik on the button which says Print Test Page

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