User's Manual
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5. Click the destination folder on the other computer (which is
usually represented by a drive letter other than C:). You may
need to scroll through the window to find the folder you want.
6. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
Allowing Access to Printers
Using Windows, you can print documents on a printer that is
attached to another computer on your network.
The following procedures provide general guidance for a few basic
printer-sharing tasks. For complete instructions and information
about sharing printers, see Windows Help.
Note that there is a difference between a “network printer” and a
local printer that you share with your network. A network printer is
connected directly to a network, rather than being attached to a
particular computer. The type of printer that you are likely to use
with the Broadband Network Utility is a local printer that is
attached to a specific computer and can be shared with the other
computers on your network.
Before you can use a printer that is attached to another computer
on your network, you will need to do the following:
• Make the printer available to the network (this is also known as
sharing a printer).
• Install the printer drivers on each networked computer that will
use the shared printer.
• Run the Add Printer Wizard on each computer that you want to
print from.
The procedures for sharing a printer, installing drivers, and running
the Add Printer Wizard differ depending on your version of
Windows. For more detailed instructions, look up “sharing printers”
in Windows Help.
To print to a shared printer that is attached to another computer
on the network
1. Open the document that you want to print, such as a document
in Microsoft Word).
2. On the File menu, click Print.
3. In the Print dialog box, select the shared printer from the list of
printers.
4. Click OK.
For more detailed instructions, look up “printers” in Windows Help.
Note
Some printer drivers are not
designed for sharing printers.
For more information, see the
documentation that came with
your printer.
Note
The computer that is
connected to the printer must
be turned on in order for the
other computers on the
network to use the printer.