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Data Requirements

The following table lists the data requirements for setting up a print server.

Parameter	Description	Your Value
Printer name	User-assigned name of the printer.
Printer share name	User-assigned name of the printer as it will appear to network clients. This can be the same as the printer name if you want. Due to client limitations, this name should be limited to 8 characters.
List of client operating systems	To facilitate automatic download of drivers from the server to the client, you must know in advance the operating systems of the clients which will use the shared printer.

Configuration Procedure

1. The first step in setting up a print server is to set the machine up to print directly to the printer. If you have not already done so, do the procedure Configuring Windows 2000 to Print Directly to the Printer, and return here when done.
2. Select Start, then Settings, then Printers. You see the Printers folder.
3. Right-click on the printer and select Sharing....
4. Click the Shared radio button, then enter the printer's share name.
5. If there will be clients on other operating systems that are going to use this shared printer, click Additional Drivers, select all such operating systems in the resulting list, then click OK. At this point, you will be prompted to install the drivers by inserting the Setup CD-ROM. Follow the instructions to do this.
6. As an option, you can enter the location of the printer (such as "Building 3, Room 107") and a comment about the printer (such as "For use by marketing only"). To enter this information, select the General tab.
7. Click OK.
8. Inform the clients that will be using the printer of the share name of the printer.

Verifying the Configuration

You will test the shared printer by installing a client of the printer and printing a test page from that client. To install a print client, see Configuring Windows Print Clients on TCP/IP Networks.