# Setting Up Printer Sharing

By sharing the machine over a network, you can designate a computer as a print server to efficiently manage print jobs. Also, by setting up an alternate driver for the print server, networked computers can print directly to the machine.

IMPORTANT
###### Restrictions for setting up a computer running a 64-bit operating system as the print server: To set up a computer running a 64-bit operating system as the print server, the alternate printer driver cannot be downloaded from the network onto computers using the following 32-bit operating systems. Windows XP (without service packs or SP1 installed) Note that installation may fail if you try to download the driver onto a computer using any of these operating systems. If the download is successfully completed, you may not be able to open the printing preferences dialog box.
###### Restrictions for setting up a computer running a 32-bit operating system as the print server: To set up a computer running one of the following 32-bit operating systems as the print server, the alternate printer driver cannot be downloaded from the network onto computers using 64-bit operating systems. Windows XP (without service packs or SP1 installed)

1
Open the printer folder.
"Basic Windows Operations"
2
Display the [Sharing] tab.

##### For Windows XP/Vista:

Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Sharing] from the pop-up menu.

##### For Windows 7/8:

1. | Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Printer properties] -> a driver you want to share from the pop-up menu.
2. | Click the [Sharing].

3
Select [Share this printer] or [Shared as] and enter the share name of the machine.

If [Change sharing options] appears: Click [Change sharing options]. When the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Continue].

Continue with the steps in the procedure below and install the alternate printer driver on your computer.
|  | If you are running one of the following 32-bit operating systems on the print server, proceed to step 6. Windows XP (without service packs or SP1 installed)

4
Insert the User Software CD-ROM, and then click [Additional Drivers].
5
Install the additional printer driver.
The installation dialog box appears when the additional printer driver is selected and [OK] is clicked. Browse to the folder where the printer driver files are stored and follow onscreen instructions.
6
Click [OK].
The settings for shared printer are complete.

NOTE
###### To install the printer driver on another computer:
1. | From the [Start] menu, select [Programs] or [All Programs] -> [Accessories] -> [Windows Explorer].
2. | Select the print server from [My Network Places] or [Network].
3. | Double-click the shared printer or drag and drop it into the printer folder.
4. | Follow the onscreen instructions to install the printer driver.

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