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Sharing a printer in a windows environment – Dell V525w All In One Wireless Inkjet Printer User Manual

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Add the printer. See “Adding the printer” on page 102.

4

A second print queue will be created. Remove the wireless queue if you do not want to switch back to accessing
the printer over a wireless network.

If the printer is currently set up locally (using USB connection)

1

Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and to an available port on a switch or wall jack.

2

Insert the installation software CD into the computer you want to use to configure the printer.

3

Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Note: You will need a USB cable to complete the configuration.

Adding the printer

In Mac OS X version 10.5 or later

1

From the Apple menu, navigate to:

System Preferences > Print & Fax

2

Click +.

3

Click the Default or Default Browser tab, and then select your printer.

4

Click Add.

In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier

1

From the Finder, choose Utilities.

2

Double

‑click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.

3

From the Printer List dialog, choose the printer you want to use, and then click Add.

4

From the Printer Browser, select your printer, and then click Add.

Sharing a printer in a Windows environment

1

Prepare the computers to share the printer:

a

Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and Print
Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing.

b

Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.

2

Identify the printer:

a

On the computer that is attached to the printer, open the printers folder:

1

Click , or click Start and then click Run.

2

In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3

Press Enter, or click OK.

b

Right

‑click the name of your printer.

c

Click Sharing or Printer Properties.

d

From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as.

e

Assign a distinctive name, and then click OK.

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