LAN file and printer sharing settings problem?? Urgent

Shared printers are a very common way to use printers in small office settings. For Windows XP systems, many people know how to set up, but for Windows 7 operating systems, it becomes complicated to share printer settings.

Tools Raw materials.

Epson printers.

Win7 system computer.

Setup steps.

1. Disable the guest user in the computer settings.

1. Click the [Start] button, right-click on [Computer], and select [Manage], as shown in the following figure

2. Find the [guest] user in the pop-up [Computer Management] window, as shown in the following figure:

3. Double-click [Guest] to open the [Guest Properties] window, and make sure that the [Account Disabled] option is not checked (as shown below).

2. Share printers.

1. In the Start menu, find Devices & Printers. The prerequisite here is that the printer you want to share must already be connected and have drivers installed.

2. After clicking, a pop-up window will appear, and you can see the default printer that has been connected.

3. Then click the right click on this printer - Printer Properties, note that it is not the "Properties" at the bottom of the menu.

4. At this time, a multi-tab will pop up, at this time, click the "Share" tab, tick in front of the shared printer, and the printer can be shared.

3. Make advanced sharing settings.

1. Right-click on the network connection icon in the system tray and select Open Network and Sharing Center, as shown in the following figure

2. Remember the type of network you are in (this time it is a work network), and then click [Select Homegroup and Sharing Options] in the pop-up window, as shown below

3. Then click [Change Advanced Sharing Settings], as shown below

4. If it is a home or work network, please refer to the figure below for the specific settings of [Change Advanced Sharing Settings], the key options have been marked with red circles, don't forget to save the modifications after the settings are completed.

5. If it is a public network, the specific settings are similar to the above situation, but accordingly you should set the selection under [Public].

items, not under Home or Work, as shown below

1. Connect the printer with one of the computers, install the printer driver, and try if the printer can work normally.

2. Turn on the computer connected to the printer and share the printer.

How to do it: Click on the "Start Menu" Select "Printers & Faxes" on the right Right-click on the default printer icon with a black tick (usually after the printer is successfully installed, it will be automatically set as the default printer, select "Share" Click "If you understand the security risks, but don't want to run the wizard to share the printer, click here.") In the pop-up "Enable Printer Sharing" dialog box, select "Enable Printer Sharing Only" Click "OK" to exit, this computer that has installed the printer and shared, we call it "host"!

3. Install the printer on other computers that need to share this printer.

Operation: Click "Start Menu" Select "Printers & Fax" on the right Click "Add Printer" on the left "Add Printer Wizard" pops up, click "Next" Select "Network Printer or Printer Linked to Other Computers", click "Next" Select "Browse Printers", Next Select the "+" sign in front of the host name, please ***** the name of the shared printer, next A pop-up prompt "You are about to connect to." Do you want to continue? , click Yes; At this time, the installation of the shared printer has been completed, we can also test whether it can print normally, right-click on the shared printer just now and select "Properties" Click on the lower right corner of the "Print Test Page", at this time the printer will print out its inherent information, if you can see it, the printer sharing setting is successful!

There are a few steps to set up sharing:

1. Connect the printer to the computer. And install the driver.

2. Go to "Devices & Printers" under the Start menu"and right-click the printer you want to share. Select Printer Properties

3. Click the "Share" tab, then check "Share this printer", then open "Computer" on the LAN computer and enter it in the address bar"\\ip"(IP is the IP address of the computer connected to the printer), you can see the files and printers shared by this computer. Then double-click on the printer and you're good to go.

If you need a driver, use a USB flash drive on the computer that was connected to the printer before. Install it. You can see the shared printers in Devices & Printers under the Start menu.