The printer is to bulky to have on my desk, I want to put it in the other room. Is it possible?
2007-03-19 06:22:53 · 4 answers · asked by Risedvn 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
assuming that you've already got a wireless adapter for both computers, and a wireless router, all setup and working:
on the desktop computer (if that's what computer the printer is attached to) you need to first share the printer:
• go into the 'control panel'
• open 'printers and faxes'
• right click on the printer you want to share and choose 'sharing' from the context menu that appears.
• click the 'share this printer' radio button
• give the printer a short name
• click 'ok'
you've shared the printer on the network, but you now need to setup the printer on the other computer, so...
on the other computer (not attached to the printer):
• go into 'control panel', then 'printers and faxes'
• double click 'add printer' to start the wizard
• click 'next', choose 'network printer'
• choose 'connect to this printer (or to br....'
• in this box, type: \\desktop_computers_name\printer_name
keep clicking 'next', and then 'finish'
\\desktop_computers_name\printer_name
^^ desktop_computers_name is the name of the computer that the printer is attached to, printer_name is the 'share name' you gave the printer during the sharing part of the setup
2007-03-19 06:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by piquet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the main computer where the printer is installed, just go to the Printer folder inside of Control Panel. Right click your All in one printer and then Click Sharing. Click on Share this printer in the window that opens and then hit OK.
Get the IP address of your computer, go to Start, Run, type "cmd" enter, type "ipconfig" enter. Write down where it says "Local Area Connection" IP address: "numbers with dots". After this, move to the computer without a printer.
In the other computer, go to Start, Run, type "\\ipaddress\" where ipaddress are the numbers of the 1st computer. When a windows opens asking for a user name and password input those credentials from your computer. If it doesn't ask it will be even better. Now with this command you will open a folder and the printer will be there. Double click the printer and now the 2nd computer will be able to use it.
BTW, both computers have to be in the same WORKGROUP. to check this: Right click My Computer icon on the desktop, go to properties, Computer name tab. There you can see the WORKGROUP name and even change it.
2007-03-21 20:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Easiest way is to connect the printer's ethernet cable to the wireless router and from control panel add the printer to the network."
2007-03-19 06:28:32 · answer #3 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
purchase a wireless printer adapter
2007-03-19 06:26:26 · answer #4 · answered by beni_gabor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋