1. Hard Resource Sharing: Printer Management
By N. Ganesan, PhD
© N. Ganesan, All Rights Reserved

2. Hard Resource An example of a hard resource is a printer
Unlike folder sharing, hard resource sharing requires a driver to be installed for the corresponding hard resource

3. Printer Sharing Printer sharing is a two-step process
First, install the printer and then share the printer

4. Printer Installation Access the printer icon from the Control panel
Click on the Add Printer icon and the printer installation wizard will guide the user through the installation steps for the printer

15. The printer would be shared later.

18. The printer
has been installed

19. Sharing the Printer
From this point onwards, the steps involved in the sharing of the printer is almost the same as sharing a folder
Right click on the printer and share the printer with the appropriate permissions

20. Right
Click

22. Give a name for
the shared printer.

24. Current driver.

25. Additional
driver.

26. Installing Additional Drivers
Additional drives are installed for the sake of the clients wanting to install this printer for use after it is shared
When other clients access and install the printer, the appropriate driver for the client OS will be installed.
Eliminates the need to install the driver from, for instance, the Windows 2000 disk to use the printer

27. are installed from the Windows 2000 disk locally.
Additional drivers
are installed from the Windows 2000 disk locally.

29. Allowing Users to Share the Printer
The next step is to give the privilege to selected users to use the printer

30. Default assignment of users to the printer.

31. Different privileges are assigned to different users.

34. Advanced permissions.

36. Additional permissions and controls.

39. The hand indicates that the printer is being shared.
The check mark indicates that the printer is the default printer for the local computer.

40. Connecting to a Printer
At the client, the network printer must be installed in order for it to be used at a client
The installation procedure is similar to that of installing a local printer
The difference is that a network printer instead of a local printer is selected for installation

41. Note, this client also has a printer called Office Color Jet
Note, this client also has a printer called Office Color Jet. This is different from the network printer that is going to be installed.

43. Network printer is selected instead of local printer.

44. Name such as \\computer\printer could be entered as well.

46. Note the appearance of network printer.

49. Local Printer
Network Printer

50. Properties etc. can be set if the permission is granted for this user.

51. A Simpler Method of Accessing and Sharing Printers
Locate the network printer
By browsing the network from the Network Neighborhood, for example
Right click and connect the printer
If the appropriated driver is available at the network location or locally, the printer would be automatically connected

52. Local Printer

53. Network printer available on the network at Ganesan510.

54. Right click to connect.

55. Network printer connected for sharing and available for sharing.

57. Setting Printer Properties
If permission is given, a number of printer preferences and parameters can be set by a user

71. Printers and Properties
Printer properties are, of course, dependant on the type of printer installed

72. Summary

73. End of Chapter