Tài liệu Windows 7 Step by Step- P10 pdf

The device window provides an efficient way to interact with the installed printer.

Troubleshooting This window is available only on computers that support Aero.

CLEAN UP If you’re continuing directly to the next exercise, click the Back button in

the upper-left corner of the window to return to the Devices And Printers window.

Otherwise, close the device window.

Tip To safely remove a printer from the Devices And Printers window, right-click the printer,

and click Remove Device. You can then physically disconnect the printer from your computer

or from the network without leaving any stray information or open ports behind.

Installing Printer Drivers from a CD or DVD

If you have an installation CD or DVD for your printer, when you reach the Install The

Printer Driver page of the Add Printer wizard, you can click Have Disk and then follow

the instructions on the screen to install the printer drivers from the disc. However, the

installation disc might contain:

l Out-of-date drivers that are not compatible with Windows 7. If your printer was

manufactured before the release of Windows 7, the installation disc probably

doesn’t include Windows 7 drivers. You need to visit Windows Update or the

manufacturer’s Web site to download the latest drivers.

l Unnecessary printer management software programs.

Using the installation disc can actually require more time and effort than simply using

the Add Printer wizard. Using the Add Printer wizard also guarantees that Windows 7

has any available enhanced information for printers that support Device Stage.

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Sharing a Local Printer

If your computer is part of a homegroup, you can share your local printer with other

homegroup members by selecting the Printers check box in the Select What You Want

To Share list in the HomeGroup window.

See Also For information about sharing local resources with a homegroup, see “Sharing Files

on Your Network” in Chapter 3, “Manage Your Network.”

If your computer is connected to a network, you can make your local printer available

to other computers connected to the network, by sharing the printer in the Add Printer

wizard when you install the printer, or at any time after you install it. When you share

your printer, you assign it a name. This name might be based on the manufacturer or

model of the printer (such as HP LaserJet), on some special feature (such as Color Printer),

or on the physical location of the printer (such as Front Office). Be sure that the name

you choose clearly identifies the printer you’re sharing.

You can restrict the network users who can connect to your computer by turning

on password-protected sharing. Then only people who have a user account on your

computer can connect to the shared printer from another network computer.

In this exercise, you’ll share a printer connected to your computer so that it can be used

by other people.

Important You do not need to be connected to a network to share your printer; you can

share it even if no one but you will ever use it.

SET UP You don’t need any practice files to complete this exercise. Open the Devices

And Printers window, and then follow the steps.

1. In the Devices and Printers window, right-click the icon representing the printer

that is connected to your computer, and then click Printer properties.

The printer’s Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click the Sharing tab.

3. Select the Share this printer check box.

Troubleshooting If the Share This Printer check box is unavailable and a Change Sharing

Options button appears above it, click the button.

In the Share Name box, Windows automatically enters the printer name that is

stored with the printer properties.

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4. If you want to change the name that will identify your shared printer on your net￾work but don’t want to change the name that identifies the printer in the Devices

And Printers window, replace the name in the Share name box with the name you

want. For example, you might specify the printer’s location or capabilities.

The tabs available in the Properties dialog box vary based on the features of the printer

you’re sharing.

5. If your network includes computers that are running versions of Windows other

than Windows 7, and it is likely that those computers will connect to the printer

you’re sharing, click Additional Drivers. In the Additional Drivers window that

opens, select the check boxes for the other drivers you want to install, and then

click OK.

Tip To make your printer accessible to all network users, regardless of whether they

have an account on your computer, you need to turn off password-protected sharing.

For information, see “Sharing Files on Your Network” in Chapter 3, “Manage Your

Network.”

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6. In the Properties dialog box, click OK.

In the Devices And Printers window, the Details pane now indicates that the

selected printer is shared.

The head-and-shoulders icon in the State field of the Details pane identifies the selected

printer as shared.

The printer is now available to other network computer users in the Devices And

Printers window, in the Printers list of the Print dialog box that opens when they

print from a program, and in the Printers folder of your computer when they view

your computer over the network (for example, in the Network window).

See Also For information about viewing network resources, see “Connecting to a

Network” in Chapter 3, “Manage Your Network.”

CLEAN UP If you’re not continuing directly to the next exercise, close the Devices

And Printers window.

Connecting to a Remote Printer

Any remote printer made available by a user of a computer on your network, either by

including it as a shared homegroup resource or by sharing the printer, is available for

your use. You can simply connect and print to the printer from your computer.

If password-protected sharing is turned on for the host computer (the computer to

which a shared printer is connected), the printer will be available only to computer users

who have logon credentials for the host computer.

See Also For information about viewing network resources and about password-protected

sharing, see “Connecting to a Network,” in Chapter 3, “Manage Your Network.”

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Your network might also include printers that are connected directly to the network

through a wired or wireless network connection. These printers, which are remote print￾ers to every computer on the network, are called network printers. Network printers

aren’t connected to any computer and are available whenever they are turned on.

In this exercise, you’ll add a shared printer or network printer to the list of printers you

can print to from your computer.

SET UP You don’t need any practice files to complete this exercise. Ensure that your

computer is connected to a network that includes one or more shared or network

printers. Open the Devices And Printers window, and then follow the steps.

1. On the toolbar of the Devices and Printers window, click Add a printer.

The Add Printer wizard starts.

2. On the first page of the Add Printer wizard, click Add a network, wireless, or

Bluetooth printer.

The Add Printer wizard searches your network and displays a list of available print￾ers. The list includes any local printers shared from your computer.

The Add Printer wizard displays network printers and shared printers on your network.

Troubleshooting If your computer isn’t connected to a network, the Add Printer wizard

won’t find any printers; not even the one you shared earlier in this chapter.

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