Microsoft KB Archive/324794

= HOW TO: Set Up and Share a Printer That Connects to a Network-Interface Print Device in Windows Server 2003 =

PSS ID Number: 324794

Article Last Modified on 4/5/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q324794



For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 300610.

IN THIS TASK

 * SUMMARY
 * ** Set Up a Printer That Connects to a Network-Interface Print Device
 * Share a Printer



SUMMARY
This article discusses how to set up a printer that connects to a network-interface print device on a computer that runs a Windows Server 2003 operating system, and then share that printer with other Windows users.

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Set Up a Printer That Connects to a Network-Interface Print Device

 * 1) Log on to your Windows Server 2003-based computer as an administrator.
 * 2) Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
 * 3) Double-click Add Printer.
 * 4) In the Add Printer Wizard, click Next.
 * 5) Click Local printer attached to this computer, click to clear the Automatically Detect and Install my Plug and Play Printer check box, and then click Next.
 * 6) Click Create a New Port, click Standard TCP/IP Port in the list, and then click Next.
 * 7) In the Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard, click Next.
 * 8) Type the Internet Protocol (IP) address or the Domain Name System (DNS) name of the network-interface print device, and then click Next.

NOTE: If you provide an IP address, Windows automatically supplies a suggested port name for the print device.
 * 1) Click Finish.
 * 2) On the Install Printer Software page, click the manufacturer and model of the printer, and then click Next.
 * 3) Type a name for the printer, and then click Next.
 * 4) Click Do not share this printer, and then click Next.
 * 5) Type a location and comment (this step is optional), and then click Next.

NOTE: If your computer is part of a domain, users can search directory services in Active Directory for the information that you type in the Location and Comment boxes.
 * 1) Click Next.
 * 2) Click Finish.

NOTE: Windows can either copy files from the Windows folder on your hard disk or display the Files Needed dialog box. The dialog box prompts you for the location of the Windows distribution files. If Windows displays the Files Needed dialog box, insert the Windows Server 2003 CD, and then wait for about 10 seconds. Click OK to close the Insert Disk dialog box.

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Share a Printer

 * 1) Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
 * 2) Right-click the printer that you want to share, and then click Properties.
 * 3) Click Sharing.
 * 4) Click Share this printer, and then click OK.

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