Dell 2355dn User Manual page 188

If you are using Windows Vista, you may be prompted to change the sharing options before
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you can continue. Press the Change Sharing Options button, and the press Continue on
the next dialog box.
For Windows 2000, check the Shared As box.
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For Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/ 7 / Server 2008 R2, check the Share this
printer box.
Fill in the Share Name field.
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Click Additional Drivers, and select the operating systems of all network clients printing to
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this printer.
Click OK.
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If you are missing files, you are prompted to insert the server operating system CD.
Insert the Software and Documentation CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for
a
your CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.
If you are using Windows Vista: Brows to a client computer running the operating
b
system, and then click OK. If you are using any other Windows version: Insert the
operating system CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for your CD-ROM drive, and
then click OK.
Click Close.
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To check that the printer was successfully shared:
• Make sure the printer object in the Printers folder shows it is shared. For example, in
Windows 2000, a hand is shown underneath the printer icon.
• Browse My Network Places or Network Neighborhood. Find the host name of the server,
and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer.
Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the point and
print method or the Peer-to-Peer method.
Install the Shared Printer on Client Computers
Point and Print
This method is the best use of system resources. The print server handles driver modifications and
print job processing. This lets network clients return to their programs much faster.
If you use the Point and Print method, a subset of driver information is copied from the print
server to the client computer. This is just enough information to send a print job to the printer.
Right-click the Start button and point to Explore.
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Double-click My Network Places or Network Neighborhood.
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