Peer-to-peer – Dell 5130cdn Color Laser Printer Manuel d'utilisation

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When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.

Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Edition

1. On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click Start

® your user name® Network (Start® Network for Windows Server 2008 R2).

2. Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.

3. Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.

4. Click Install driver.

5. Wait for the driver information to copy from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the Devices and Printers

folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors.

6. Print a test page to verify installation.

a. Click Start

® Devices and Printers.

b. Right-click the printer you just created and select Printer properties.

c. From the General tab, click Print Test Page.

When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.

Peer-to-Peer

If you use the peer-to-peer method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer

handles the print job processing.

Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows 2000

1. Click start

® Printers and Faxes (Printers for Windows 2000).

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 (For Windows 2000, select the network printer from the Shared

printers list). If the printer is not listed, type in the path of the printer in the text box.

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 (For Windows 2000, click OK).

If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, then you will need to provide a path to available drivers.

6. Select whether you want this printer to be the default printer for the client, click Next, and then click Finish (For Windows 2000, click Finish).

7. Print a test page to verify installation:

a. Click start

® Settings® Printers and Faxes (Printers for Windows 2000).

b. Select the printer you just created.

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