DataCard SR300

76 Network Installation
Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection
Preparing to Share a Printer
PrintersharingisaWindows‐supportedfeaturethatenablesaprinterinstalledonahostPCtobe
usedfromanotherPConthenetwork(oftencalledtheclientPC).Forbestresults,useprinter
sharingwithPCsrunningtheWindows7,WindowsXPorWindows2000operatingsystems.
Beforeinstalling
anSR200orSR300printeronaclientPC:
 LogontotheclientPCasauserwithadministratorpermissions.Thisisrequiredforinstalling
printers.TheuserinstallingattheclientPCmustalsohaveauthorizationatthehostPCto
installtheprinter.
 MakesurethattheclientPChasnetworkaccesstothehostPC(wheretheprinteris
installed).
 Makesurethattheprinterissetforsharing.TheiconinthePrinterswindow
includesahand(Windows2000andXP)oraphoto(WindowsVista)whensharing
isenabled.RefertoWindowshelpfor“PrinterSharing”fordetailsregarding
enablingprintersharing.
 MakesurethatthenetworkprinterdriverisinstalledandworkingonthehostPC.(Referto
“InstallingtheNetworkPrinterDriver” onpage 68.)
 Makesurethattheprinternamedoesnothavespacesinthename.
 YoumustknowthecomputernameandworkgroupnameofthehostPCtolocateitonthe
network.RefertoWindowshelpfor“computername”forhelpfindingthenames.
 UsersattheclientPCmustbeauthenticated,usuallybyloggingin,atthehostPCforprinting
tobeallowed.