User manual ACER V173V

[. . . ] See "Peer-to-Peer Connection" on page 8 and consult your print server documentation for help setting up the print server. ACER PhotoSmart P1100 Color InkJet Printer Network Guide for Windows 1 · Client Server Network Connection: Connect your printer to a network via the parallel port of an ACER JetDirect External Print Server and share the printer from a Windows NT 4. 0 or NetWare 3. 12, 4. 11, or 5. 0 server on your network. Clients print through a Windows NT or NetWare server. See "Client Server Network Connection" on page 10 for details. Note: Clients on a network do not have access to the CompactFlash or SmartMedia card slots. Clients only have the capability to print. [. . . ] Follow the instructions on the installation poster (included in the box). Note: Make sure you do not have any peripheral devices, such as scanners, switch boxes, backup units, etc. installed between the printer and the computer. 2 Install the printer software on the host computer, and share your printer on the network. See the table below to find instructions for your operating system. 3 Install the printer software on each of the client computers. See the table below to find instructions for your operating system. Operating Systems for the Locally Shared Connection Installation instructions for the supported operating systems can be found on page: Supported OS Windows 95 and Windows 98 Windows NT 4. 0 Host See page 4 See page 5 Client See page 6 See page 7 ACER PhotoSmart P1100 Color InkJet Printer Network Guide for Windows 3 Setting Up Windows 95 and Windows 98 Hosts Preparing your Computer to Share Your Printer on the Network 1 Turn on the host computer and the printer. 2 From the Windows Start menu, select Settings, then select Control Panel. 3 Double-click the Network control panel. 4 Click the File and Print Sharing button. 5 If it is not already checked, check I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s). 6 Click OK to close the File and Print Sharing dialog box, then click OK to close the Network dialog box. 1 From the Windows Start menu, select Settings, then select Printers. 2 Double-click Add Printer, then click Next. 3 Choose Network printer server as the printer connection, then click Next. ACER PhotoSmart P1100 Color InkJet Printer Network Guide for Windows 7 4 Enter the path or queue name of the printer. For example, type: \\HostComputerName\PrinterName or \\ServerName\QueueName or Browse the Shared Printers list box to locate and select the print server and printer. Note: If the host computer is not a Windows NT4. 0 computer, you will need to install the printer software from the printer software CD or from a shared network drive. 5 Choose whether or not to set the new printer as your default printer, then click Next, then click Finish. 6 If prompted, restart Windows. 3 Peer-to-Peer Connection In a peer-to-peer direct network configuration, the printer is directly connected to the network via an ACER JetDirect External Print Server, and each computer on the network sends print jobs directly to the ACER JetDirect External Print Server. ACER PhotoSmart P1100 Color InkJet Printer Network Guide for Windows 8 Operating Systems and Print Servers for the Peer-to-Peer Connection The following client operating systems and print servers are supported: Operating Systems · Windows 95 · Windows 98 · Windows NT 4. 0 Print Servers · ACER JetDirect 170X · ACER JetDirect 300X Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Printer Connection 1 Set up the printer. Follow the installation instructions included in the box. Be sure to connect the printer to the ACER JetDirect External Print Server using a bi-directional IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable. 2 Set up the ACER JetDirect External Print Server. Install and configure the ACER JetDirect External Print Server according to the instructions provided with the print server. 3 Install the ACER PhotoSmart P1100 printer software on each of the clients. [. . . ] See below for instructions for your operating system. ACER PhotoSmart P1100 Color InkJet Printer Network Guide for Windows 9 Installing the Printer Software on Each of the Clients 1 Install the ACER JetDirect port software on each client according to the instructions included with the print server. 2 Close any virus protection programs or other software programs that are open and running on the computer, except the ACER PhotoSmart Software Installer and Windows Explorer. 3 Using the installation poster (included in the box), follow the software installation instructions for your operating system. Be sure to select the port you configured when you set up the ACER JetDirect External Print Server. 4 Client Server Network Connection In the client server connection, you connect your ACER PhotoSmart P1100 printer to the network with an ACER JetDirect External Print Server. [. . . ]