Sharing a Printer

WINV-3.6.4, WINV-3.6.5

If you have a printer connected to your computer and your computer is connected to a network, you can share your printer with other network users. Before you can share a printer, you need to turn on printer sharing using the Network Setup Wizard, which you can accomplish by using the Sharing tab in the Printer Properties dialog box. After you share a printer, the printer icon appears with a hand in the Printers and Faxes window. For security purposes, if Windows Firewall is enabled (the default setting) on the computer with the shared computer, then you need to select File and Printer Sharing on the Exceptions ...

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