Chapter3 Handling Follow the steps below to enable sharing of the printer driver. For details of each step, see the linked page. Procedure on a Server Computer 1. Install the printer driver ( Page 50 ) The installation procedure is the same as installing it on a client computer. 2. Set up the sharing settings in the printer's properties ( Page 144 ) 3. Enable Shared Print mode on the printer driver ( Page 146 ) 4. Add new settings such as user-defined paper (Media Definition) on the printer driver See "User-Defined Paper" on page 98 , "Printing Barcodes" on page 108 , or other pages as necessary. 5.
Change the default settings of the printer driver ( Page 149 ) Change the default printer driver settings to frequently used settings. Procedure on a Client Computer 1. Connect to the server computer ( Page 151 ) 2. Check the settings of the shared printer driver ( Page 158 ) Check that the settings made at step 3 to 5 of “Procedure on a Server Computer” are correctly applied. c IMPORTANT • Shared Print mode is a function that assumes that the server PC, client PC, and printer are all connected and running. • When you add new settings to the printer driver such as user-defined paper (Media Definition) or barcode font, make sure to add them after enabling [Shared Print mode].
The settings you added before enabling [Shared Print mode] become disabled because save location of the settings files is changed when the mode is enabled. • The settings for shared information can only be added or changed using administrator privileges. As an account with user privileges cannot write from either a server PC or client PC, adding, editing, and deleting operations for the following functions are disabled. • Media Definition settings • Barcode and 2D Symbol Settings • Font Replacement • Favorite Settings • If the server PC and client PC are not connected, the shared information settings cannot be changed. 143