Networking your printer

  Overview

  Setting up your network using the peer to peer method

  Setting up your network using the point and print method

Overview

A network is a group of computers or computer systems linked together for the purpose of sharing resources, such as printers, files, or an Internet connection.

You may share your printer across a network. When a printer is shared, the printer is connected to the host computer using a local cable, such as the USB cable. During driver installation, the printer should be set up to be "shared" so other network computers can print to it.

Note: You cannot use your All-In-One to scan across a network.

Your All-In-One is a network-capable printer and can be networked (or shared) in one of two ways:

using the peer-to peer method.
using the point and print method.

Peer to peer	Point and print
You can: Print Copy Fax using PC modem	You can: Print Copy
Requirements: You must install the driver software on all computers that will use the All-In-One. The host computer must be on any time the client wants to print.	Requirements: The host computer must be on any time the client wants to print.
See Setting up your network using the peer to peer method.	See Setting up your network using the point and print method.

Setting up your network using the peer to peer method

With this method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing.

1. Follow the instructions on the Lexmark 2200 Series Setup Sheet to install the hardware and software on the host computer.
2. Make sure the host computer is shared. For help, see Sharing the printer.
3. From the client computer, insert the printer software CD.
4. Follow the instructions on the client computer screen.
5. Select USB cable when asked how the printer is connected to your computer.
6. Select Peer to Peer when asked how the printer is connected to the network.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for each of the client computers.

Setting up your network using the point and print method

With this method, the printer driver is partially installed on each of the client computers networked to the host computer. The host computer controls driver modifications and handles the print job processing.

1. Follow the instructions on the Lexmark 2200 Series Setup Sheet to install the hardware and software on the host computer.
2. Make sure the host computer is shared. For help, see Sharing the printer.
3. From the clients computer, double-click Network Neighborhood, My Network Places, or My Network (depending on your operating system).
4. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer. For help, see Locating the printer from the client computer.
5. Right-click the printer (All-In-One) icon, and then select Open, Install, or Connect (depending on your operating system).

Sharing the printer

1. Click Start  Settings  Control Panel.
2. Select Network and Dial-up Connections.
3. Select your network connection.
4. Click Properties.
5. Make sure a check mark appears next to File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. If no check mark appears, click the box next to File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.
6. Click OK.

Sharing the printer from the host computer

1. Click Start  Settings  Printers (or Printers and Faxes).
2. Right-click the Lexmark 2200 Series printer icon.
3. Click Sharing.
4. Click Shared As, and then give the printer a distinctive name.
5. Click OK.

Locating the printer from the client computer