How to share a printer on a local network?

Hi People!

I am here to share my knowledge to you on how to share your printer to your Local Network.

First thing is to locate your devices and printers.

 - Click your Start Button (Located on the left pane of your screen) and look for "Devices and Printers" on the right side pane showed by your start menu.

Second thing you need to do is to INSTALL (You can download your printer driver online or you can install your printer from the Original CD) your printer that you want to share.

On my example it's CANON IP2700 Series.

After you installed your printer successfully, you can now share the printer step-by-step. 

STEP 1) Right click on your installed printer and look for PRINTER PROPERTIES.

STEP 2) Click "Printer Properties" then look for "Sharing TAB" on the next form will show after you click Printer Properties.

STEP 3) Tick the box on located at the left side of "Share this printer". Share name is recommended to choose default instead of changing. (To avoid errors)

Then, Tick also the box of"Render print jobs on client computers" so in case that your printer gets some error during printing, it will render your pending print jobs on connected computers.

STEP 4) Don't forget to click APPLY every changes and then if you are finish on it, click OK.

HOW TO CHECK IF MY PRINTER IS SHARED ALREADY?

Go to you Devices and Printers, look to the printer you try to share. (On my example, it's CANON IP2700 Series) and check the information below.

NOTE: The STATE label must have an icon of 2 heads right on it that says your Printer is now shared. 

The Green Check indicate that the printer is READY.

Now, Your Printer is READY for your computer connected to your network. 

I hope it helps.

Thank you very much!

-NiknokTips-