User`s guide

22 XPS Card Printer Driver Installation
Implementing Printer Sharing
YoucanshareaprinteroveranetworkusingMicrosoftFileandPrinterSharing.
SharedprintingincludesahostPCandupto10clientPCs.Theprinteris
connectedtoahostPCthathastheCardPrinterDriverinstalled.ClientPCsthen
printtothesharedprinteroveranetwork.ClientPCsdonothavethesamelevel
ofaccesstotheCardPrinterDriverasthehostPC.
Printer Sharing Requirements
Beforesharingaprinteroveranetwork,makesurethatthefollowing
requirementsaremet:
• EachPCthatusestheprintermustbeconnectedtothesamenetwork,
workgroup,ordomain.
• ThehostandtheclientPCmustbeusingthesametypeofprocessor,either
32‐or64‐bit.
• ThehostPCmustbeconfiguredandenabledforsharing.
• ThehostPCmustremainonatalltimeswiththeWindowsoperatingsystem
running.
• ThehostPCmustgrantpermissionsforusersthatprinttothesharedprinter.
• Ifyouneedtorenameaprinter,doitbeforeyouenableprintersharing.
WindowsXPdoesnotsupportsharingbetweencomputersonadomain.
Renamingsharedprintersisnotsupported.Donotchangeprinternamesonce
sharingisenabled.Ifyourenameasharedprinter, printrequestsmayfailand
reinstallationmaybenecessary.