Resources are made available to other systems on the network when they are shared. After the File and Printer Sharing service has been installed and configured you have the option of specifying which local files, drives, and printers are shared. Every computer that shares its resources becomes a peer server, or host, for that resource.
Host Configuration
Host Configuration
Any system with a local printer can be configured to share its printer with the network by following this procedure:
- Identify the printer to be shared and right-click its icon;
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Select Sharing from the context menu to display the Sharing tab of the Properties dialog shown below;
The Sharing tab of the Printer Properties dialog can be used to enable printer sharing.
- Click the Shared As radio button;
Enter a name in the Shared Name text box. We recommend the printer manufacturer and model with an 'hp' suffix where h is the hub number and p is the port number of the computer the printer is connected to. In the screen capture above Client13 is sharing a local HP LaserJet printer as HPLJ6P13.
- Choose OK to save changes and close.
Installed printers are displayed in the Printers folder. In the following screen capture, taken from the system above, the hand below HP Laser13 indicates it is a shared local printer and the checkmark indicates it is the default printer for Windows applications. The cable below HP Laser23 indicates it is a network printer.
The Printers window shows a local printer, Laser13, shared over the network and a network printer, Laser23.
IE float bugClient Configuration
Client Configuration
A networked system can only access a shared printer if it has been installed locally. The Add Printer Wizard in the Printers folder will lead you through the steps to install a network printer.
Because FamilySearch is a DOS application it requires an association between its default printer port, LPT1, and a network printer.
Click Capture Printer Port to define an association between a local printer port and a network printer.
The Capture Printer Port dialog can be used to create an association between a local printer port and a network printer.
IE float bugThe Details tab on the printer Properties dialog below indicates that output directed to the printer, HP Laser13 $0.10 sheet, will be directed to the network path \\client13\hplj6p13.
The Detalis tab of the Printer Properties dialog can be used to direct printer output to a network printer.
IE float bugThe screen capture below shows HP Laser13 and HP Laser23 installed as network printers on this system.
The Printers window shows two network printers installed on this system.