B-2 Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Printer Sharing
3. Write down the printer name and host PC name.
a. Display the Devices and Printers window. Select the card printer icon and click Print
server properties in the menu bar. The Printer Properties window displays.
b. Select the General tab on the Printer Properties window to display the printer device
name.
c. Write down the name of the printer.
d. Display the System properties window for your computer.
e. Write down the host PC name found in the Full Computer Name field.
f. Close the System properties window.
4. Enable printer sharing.
a. Select the Sharing tab on the Printer Properties window.
b. Click Change Sharing Options. The shaded fields become active.
c. Select Share this printer.
Make sure that a printer name displays in the Share name field. Refer to “Printer Sharing
Requirements” on page 28 for more information about naming the host printer.
d. Select Render print jobs on client computers.
e. Click Apply to apply these settings.
Remember to record the printer device name. You need this printer name to
install the Card Printer Driver on the client PC.
The printer Share name is assigned by the Windows operating system. This
displays as the same printer name (or an abbreviated version of the printer
name) you wrote down earlier.
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