| Below are some of the details in how to add a network printer to a WindowsXP Workstation. These instructions assume you already have a properly configured and functioning network. |
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| 1. | Click on Start / Settings / Control Panel |
| 2. | Click on the Printers and Faxes icon |
| 3. | Click on the Add Printer icon |
| 4. | Click on the Next button |
| 5. | Check A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer |
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| 6. | Click on the Next button |
| Then there are two easy ways to connect to a network printer, Browsing or Manually entering in the computer and printer share name | |
Browsing for a Printer |
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| 1. | Check Browse for a printer |
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| 2. | Click on Next |
| 3. | The list of available printers available on the network comes up after a few seconds |
| 4. | Click + by the computer that has the printer share. In the example it is DAD |
| 5. | Select the printer you want to connect to. In the example it is CanonS60 |
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Entering in the Printer Name Manually |
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| 1. | Select Connect to this printer and specific the computer and enter in the printer and share name |
| 2. | In the example I manually entered \\dad\Canon S600 |
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| 3. | Click on the Next button |
Continuing With Either Choice |
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| 1. | Then for either choice, if prompted to download drivers click on Yes |
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| 2. | Select whether you want this as the default printer or not. |
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| 3. | Click on Next |
| 4. | Click on Finish |
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