16. Sharing Printers and Other Devices

In This Chapter

• Connecting a Shared Printer to Your Network

• Connecting a Wireless Network Printer

• Connecting a Printer via a Print Server

• Installing a Shared Printer on Other PCs

• Printing to a Network Printer

• Using Google Cloud Print

• Sharing Other Peripherals

One of the primary advantages of setting up a home network is that you can share expensive equipment, such as printers and scanners, between all the computers and other devices connected to the network. You don’t have to buy separate printers for each computer you own; instead, you can share a single networked printer.

There are a number of ways to share a printer over your home network. You can share a printer that’s already connected ...

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