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Networking Basics
Selecting a Dynamic IP Address with
Macintosh OSX
Go to the
Apple Menu
and select
System Preferences
Click on
Network
Select
Built-in Ethernet
in the
Show
pull-down menu
Select
Using DHCP
in the
Configure
pull-down menu
Click
Apply Now
The
IP Address, Subnet
mask
, and the
Router’s IP
Address
will appear in a few
seconds
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Networking Basics
Adding and Sharing Printers in
Windows XP
After you have run the
Network Setup Wizard
on all the computers in your network
(please see the
Network Setup Wizard
section at the beginning of
Networking Basics
,)
you can use the
Add Printer Wizard
to add or share a printer on your network.
Whether you want to add a
local printer
(a printer connected directly to one computer,)
share an
LPR printer
(a printer connected to a print server) or share a
network printer
(a printer connected to your network through a Gateway/Router,) use the
Add Printer
Wizard
. Please follow the directions below:
First, make sure that you have run the
Network Setup Wizard on all of the computers
on your network.
On the following pages, we will show you these 3 ways to use the
Add Printer Wizard:
1. Adding a local printer
2. Sharing an network printer
3. Sharing an LPR printer
For help with other tasks, that we have not covered here, in home or small office net-
working, see
Using the Shared Documents
folder and
Sharing files and folders
in
the
Help and Support Center
in Microsoft
Windows XP
.
(Other Networking Tasks)
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Networking Basics
Adding a local printer
(a printer connected directly to a computer)
A printer that is not shared on the network and is connected directly to one computer
is called a
local printer
.
If you do not need to share your printer on a network, follow
these directions to add the printer to one computer.
Go to
Start>
Printers
and Faxes
Click
on
Add a printer
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Networking Basics
Adding a local printer
Click
Next
Select
Local printer
attached to this
computer
(Deselect
Automati-
cally detect and install
my Plug and Play
printer
if it has been
selected.)
Click
Next
Select
Use the follow-
ing port:
From the pull-down menu
select the correct port
for your printer
(Most computers use the
LPT1:
port,
as shown in the illustration.)
Click
Next
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Networking Basics
Adding a local printer
Select and highlight
the
correct driver
for
your printer.
Click
Next
(If the correct driver is
not displayed, insert the
CD or floppy disk that
came with your printer
and click
Have Disk
.)
At this screen, you
can change the name
of the printer (optional.)
Click
Next
Select
Yes
, to print a
test page.
A successful
printing will confirm that
you have chosen the
correct driver.
Click
Next
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