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Shared Printing
You can use Microsoft's Point and Print or Peer-to-Peer methods to share a printer on the network with a USB or parallel
cable connection. In order to use one of these methods, you must first share the printer and then install the shared printer on
client computers.
However, if you use one of these Microsoft methods, you will not have all the Dell features, such as the Status Monitor, that
are installed using the Drivers and Utilities CD.
Share the Printer
1. In Windows Vista (default Start menu):
a. Click ® Control Panel.
b. Click Hardware and Sound.
c. Click Printers.
In Windows XP (default Start menu):
a. Click Start® Control Panel.
b. Double-click Printers and Other Hardware.
c. Double-click Printers and Faxes.
In Windows Vista (Classic Start menu) and all other Windows versions: Click Start® Settings® Printers.
In Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Click Start® Settings® Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click your printer.
3. Click Sharing.
4. If you are using Windows Vista, you may be prompted to change the sharing options before you can continue. Click the
Change Sharing Options button, and then click Continue on the next dialog box.
5. Select Share this printer, and then type a name for the printer.
6. Click Additional Drivers, and then select the operating systems of all network clients printing to this printer.
7. Click OK.
If you are missing files, you are prompted to insert the server operating system CD.
a. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for your CD-ROM drive, and then click
OK.
b. If you are using Windows Vista: Browse to a client computer running the operating system, and then click OK.
For all other Windows versions: Insert the operating system CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for your
CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.
8. Click Close.
To check that the printer was successfully shared:
Ensure that the printer object in the Printers folder shows it is shared. For example, in Windows 2000, a hand is
NOTE: Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional require that you have administrative access to share a printer.