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6 At the Client PC, only the user who was logged in during installation of the printer can
print to the shared printer.
Tips for Success
• If the user who logs in at step 1 is not defined at the Host PC, they must enter a
username and password defined on the Host PC at step 5.
• When the user restarts Windows on the Client PC, the user might need to connect to the
Host PC and log in. This depends on your network setup and is more likely with
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems.
• To install the printer for additional users, repeat the procedure. For step 1, a user with
Print permission to the printer can install the driver after it has been installed by an
Administrator.
• If a Connect to Printer dialog appears with a message similar
to the one shown, restart Windows and repeat the procedure.
• The Start menu at the Client PC contains entries for the printer. The user who installed
the printer can use them to open the Printer Toolbox and InfoCentral.
Printing Cards Using a Shared Printer
Microsoft File and Printer Sharing enables a user at one PC to print to a printer attached to
another PC.
A printer is connected to a PC (Host) and has the printer driver installed. After you share the
printer, users at other PCs (Clients) on the network can print to it. Up to 10 Client PCs can share
the printer at one time. The driver is installed on the Host PC and then on each Client PC.
Using the Printer from the Client PC
Users at the Client PC can perform several actions, including:
• Print a card. At the Client PC, send cards to print from an application by selecting the
printer in the application and then choosing Print.
• Print a card using an application and magnetic stripe fonts. When printing from an
application such as Microsoft Word, text for magnetic stripe encoding can be formatted
using the magnetic stripe fonts provided by the printer driver. See InfoCentral >
Advanced > Magnetic Stripe > Fonts for more information.