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# Setting Up a Server

Follow the procedure below to set up a print server so that the printer can be shared by users.

- Configure a computer connected to the printer as the print server.

- The print server is a computer used to manage the shared printer on the network.

1. On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Control Panel].

2. Double-click [Network].

3. Click [File and Print Sharing...].

4. Select the [I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s).] check box.

5. Click [OK].

6. Install the printer driver.

7. On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].

   - Under Windows XP Professional, click [Printers and Faxes] on the [Start] menu.

   - Under Windows XP Home Edition, click [Control Panel] on the [Start] menu. Click [Printers and Other Hardware], and then click [Printers and Faxes].

8. Click the icon of the printer, and then click [Sharing...] on the [File] menu.

9. Click [Shared as:], and then enter a name in the [Shared as:] box.

10. Click [OK].

- Configure a computer connected to the network, where the print server is connected, as a client computer.

- For details about installing the printer driver, see "Installing the Printer Driver", the Setup Guide.

- Setting Up a Client Computer