6
Print a test page to verify installation.
a
Right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click
Control Panel
→
Hardware and Sound
(
Hardware
for Windows Server 2012)
→
Devices and Printers
.
b
Right-click the printer you just created and select
Printer properties
.
c
On the
General
tab, click
Print Test Page
.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
Peer-to-Peer
If you use the peer-to-peer method, the printer driver is installed on each client computer. The client computers can
modify the drivers and handle the print jobs.
For Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
1
Click
start
(
Start
for Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition)
→
Settings
(for Windows XP /
Windows XP 64-bit Edition)
Printers and Faxes
.
2
Click
Add a Printer
to launch the
Add Printer
wizard.
3
Click
Next
.
4
Select
A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
, and then click
Next
. If the printer is not
listed, type in the path of the printer in the text box.
For example:\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name
is the name assigned during the server installation process.
5
Click
Browse for a printer
, and then click
Next
.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, specify the
location where the driver is available.
6
Select
Yes
if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click
Next
.
If you want to verify installation, click
Yes
to print a test page.
7
Click
Finish
.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Hardware and Sound
→
Printers
.
2
Click
Add a Printer
to launch the
Add Printer wizard
.
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