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Peer-to-peer networking, Sharing the printer on the network – Dell V305w All In One Wireless Inkjet Printer User Manual

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Peer-to-Peer Networking

You can share your printer with other users on the network through peer-to-peer sharing. Connect the

printer directly to a computer (the host computer) using the USB cable, and enable it to be shared
across the network through peer-to-peer sharing. Sharing the printer using your computer may slow

down the speed of your computer.

To share the printer:

1. Assign a “share name” to the printer. For more information, see

Sharing the Printer on the

Network

.

2. Set up the network computers that you want to connect and use the shared printer. For more

information, see

Adding the Shared Printer on Other Network Computers

.

Sharing the Printer on the Network

On the host computer or network computer where the printer is directly connected by USB cable,
share the printer.

In Windows Vista™:

1. Click

Control Panel.

2. Click Hardware and Sound.

3. Click Printers.

4. Right-click your printer icon, and then select Sharing.

5. Click Change sharing options.

6. Click Continue.

7. Click Share this printer, and assign a name to your printer.

8. Click OK.

In Windows

®

XP and Windows 2000:

1. In Windows XP, click Start Settings Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware

Printers and Faxes.

In Windows 2000, click Start Settings Printers.

2. Right-click the printer icon, and then select Sharing.

3. Click Share this printer, and assign a name to your printer.