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 XP (without service packs or SP1 installed)
Windows Server 2003 (without service packs 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 (on which no service pack or SP1 is installed)
Windows Server 2003 (on which no service pack is installed)
1
Open the printer folder.
"Basic Windows Operations"
2
Display the [Sharing] tab.
For Windows XP/Vista/Server 2003/Server 2008:
Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Sharing] from the pop-up menu.
For Windows 7/Server 2008 R2:
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].
For Windows 8/Server 2012:
1.
Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Printer properties].
2.
Click the [Sharing] from the pop-up menu.
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 XP (on which no service pack or SP1 is installed)
Windows Server 2003 (on which no service pack is installed)
4
Insert the User Software CD-ROM into the slot on your computer and 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 is 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.