Detailed steps for setting up printer sharing under WINDOWS8 system

The use of the printer is an essential equipment in the office, but the resources are always limited, a printer equipment, how to let everyone use it? The best way is to share this printer, under the new system WINDOWS8 due to permissions issues, Setting up printer Sharing is a bit more complicated than other Windows systems, so let's take a look at the detailed procedures.

Step one main computer to add a printer and set up a shared

1. Click on the "Start" button in the lower left corner of the screen to select "Equipment and printer";

2. Find the installed printer, right-click to select "Printer Properties";

3. Switch to the "Share" tab and click the "Change sharing options" button to make it optional;

4. Check the "Share this printer" checkbox and enter the name you want to use in the "Share name" below.

5. Note that this name best conforms to NetBIOS rules (no more than 15 characters);

6. Finally click "OK" button;

Step two clients add shared printers

1. Clients add shared printers the same way. In the Run dialog box, enter the computer IP that has the shared printer set up.

2. The dialog box will pop in the username and password;

3. Enter the correct password and click "OK" button, you can open the other party's documents and equipment sharing;

4. Drag the other's shared printer to our computer's Printers and Faxes folder;

5. The "Connect to Printer" pop-up warning dialog box pops up;

6. Click "Yes" button to search and install the driver, wait a moment will be added complete.

After the introduction, I probably understand that in order to complete the printer sharing settings, not only to add a printer on the main computer and set up the share, but also to add on the client, although the steps are a bit more complex, but only one set can meet the office printer sharing.

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