Can anyone help me as i need steps on how to install a printer/device onto a client/Server network, with its own IP address. I am using Windows Server 2003 and my client machines are running Windows XP Professional. Also i need to know howto share the printer to the client machines.
If anyone can help me it will be very useful.
2007-02-02 02:05:53 · 2 answers · asked by Robert B 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The printer will be connected to the switch
2007-02-02 02:18:38 · update #1
To answer this question I would need to know it it is a network attached printer? or a printer connected to the server via usb or printer port.
Answer is different in each case.
If the printer is atached to the switch, give the printer an IP address. This should be detailed in the manual that came with the printer.
If you do not need to manage the print job you can then set up each computer to print to directly to the printer. When you set up the printer on the computer, select that the printer is a local printer and not a network printer. You will get to a window that asks what port the printer is conected to. you will need to select a new port and create a port for the ip address of the printer.
Once you have created the IP port for the printer the rest of the new printer wizard will be straight forward and you will be printing directly to the printer.
If you need to manage the print jobs going to the printer it will get a little more involved.
First you will need to set the printer up on hte server. Do this like you did above and then when it asks if you want to share the printer say Yes.
Then you will need to go to each computer and go through the print wizard but this time select that the printer is a network printer and give the path of the printer on the server \\Server_Name\Printer_Share_Name then complete the wizard.
These are just general steps if you need more information let us know and I can try and give more details.
2007-02-02 02:13:43 · answer #1 · answered by psionne 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
on account that your on LAN you do not desire to apply your exterior ip *the single web content inform you* in case you utilize residing house windows try this Open command instantaneous by way of typing cmd in residing house windows 7 seek bar or in case you have xp open run then sort cmd as quickly as the instantaneous is open sort ipconfig a catalogue will seem seem for IPv4 address *it is going to be 192.168.blah.blah while your buddy is expounded your information superhighway provider and your server is on he could sort that ip and you're able to sort localhost. have exciting! in case you utilize linux/mac seem for an academic on the thank you to define ipv4 address
2016-12-13 07:02:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋