Network Basics 96
• For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1 Click Start → Control Panel → Printers.
2 Click Add a Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3 Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer, and then click Next. If the printer is listed,
select the printer and click Next, or select The printer that I want isn't listed and enter the path
to the printer in Select a shared printer by name and click Next.
For example: \\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
4 If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, you will need to provide a path to available drivers.
5 Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click Next.
6 Click Print a test page if you want to verify installation.
7 Click Finish.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
• For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, and Windows Server 2008 R2
1 Click Start → Devices and Printers.
2 Click Add a Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3 Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. If the printer is listed, select the printer
and click Next, or select The printer that I want isn't listed. Click Select a shared printer by
name and enter the path of the printer in the text box, and then click Next.
For example: \\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
4 If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, you will need to provide the path to the available driver.
5 Confirm the printer name, and then click Next.
6 Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click Next.
7 Click Print a test page if you want to verify installation.
8 Click Finish.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
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