Network Printing

Johannes Helmig Posted On February 7, 1998

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Setting up a Printing via a Network follows very much the same procedure as accessing a Disk-resource via the network:
1) Share the Printer

	On the system, to which the printer is connected, make sure, that in the "Network"-applet, "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" is installed. Check its configuration by clicking on the button: "File and Print Sharing"
	window : "File and Print Sharing" Make sure to have the checkmark on: - I want to be able to allow others to print to my primter(s)I
	In "MyComputer", open the folder "Printers",select your printer and select from the "Context-Menu": "Sharing"
	Printer Properties: tab: "Sharing": Select "Shared as: define a Sharename (ending the sharename with a $-sign hides the printer)
	Your printer is now a "shared Network Resource", indicated by a "hand holding the printer" under the printer icon.

2) Accessing the printer via the Network:

On the other systems on the network, a shared printer
is shown in the "Network Neighborhood" as an
available resource.

To install the network-printer:

	In "MyComputer", open the folder "Printers" and start: "Add Printer"
	This starts the Add Printer Wizard: select "Next "
	Select:"Network Printer", the "Next"
	Enter "Network Path" (if you know it), better: use "Browse" to locate the printer and just pick it from the list.
	The system shows then the Network-path of the printer in UNC-format: \\<server-name>\<printername> You can also define, if you need to print from MS-DOS based programs, then select "Next" to continue.
	Define the "Printer-name", as you like to see it yourself, and whether this printer should be your "Default Printer", then "Next" to continue.
	when asked : "Would you like to print a Test-Page:" select "Yes" as recommended, then"Finish" to continue.
	You are finished: The printer will appear in the folder "Printers", and the system will prompt you to confirm, that the test-page was printed properly.