B6500 Network User’s Guide
Printing from a Windows Computer - 20
Creating a Shared Printer
Create a shared printer as required.
Settings Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003
The following procedure explains how to do the settings, using Windows
XP as an example.
1. Click [Start], and then select [Printers and Faxes].
The [Printers and Faxes] window appears.
2. Select the icon of a printer to set, and then select [Sharing] from
the right-click menu. Then the printer properties dialogue box is
displayed.
3. Click [Share this printer] and enter a share name.
4. Click [Additional Drivers] and select a substitute driver to install,
and then click [OK].
5. When installing a substitute driver, an input screen is displayed for
the printer driver file location. Insert the attached CD-ROM and
specify the appropriate folder.
Settings of Windows 95/98/Me
1. Click [Start], and then select [Settings], followed by [Printers]. The
[Printers] window appears.
2. Double click [Add Printer]. The [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box
appears.
3. Install the printer driver according to the on-screen instructions.
Select [Network Printer] for the printer connection, then specify
the shared printer created on Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/
Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 in the previous section.