Setting Up Printer Sharing - Canon i-SENSYS MF3010 User Manual

Setting Up Printer Sharing

Once you have set up a print server on your network, you can efficiently manage print jobs through the print server.
Additionally, you can install the alternate printer driver for the machine on your computer from the network by adding it to
the print server.
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 2000
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 2000
Windows XP (on which no service pack or SP1 is installed)
1
Open the printer folder.
"Basic Windows Operations"
2
Display the [Sharing] tab.
For Windows 2000/XP/Vista:
Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Sharing] from the pop-up menu.
For Windows 7:
1. Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Printer properties] from the pop-up menu.
2. Display the [Sharing] tab.
3
Select [Share this printer] or [Shared as] and enter the share name of the machine.
When [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.
When one of the following 32-bit operating systems is running on the print server, proceed to Step 6.
Windows 2000
Windows XP (on which no service pack or SP1 is installed)
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