To Configure a Local NT Printer as a Shared Network Printer

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.

   The Printers window opens.

2. Right-click the icon of the printer you want to share and then click Properties on the pop-up menu.

   The printer's Properties dialog box opens. You can set all configuration options in this dialog box.

3. Click the Scheduling tab.

   When sharing a local printer, you may find that applications run sluggishly while documents are spooled and printed. You can overcome this by specifying when the printer is available.

   1. Select the From option and type the start and end times.

   2. Keep the option Spool Print Document selected.

   3. Select the option Start Printing After Last Page Is Spooled.

      This ensures that the whole document has been spooled before printing starts.

4. Click the Sharing tab.

   You must specify a share name for the printer, and specify which printer drivers must be loaded on the Windows NT system to service the print requests from various clients.

   1. Click Shared.

      Windows NT automatically populates the share name with an eight-character queue name. You can replace the share name with a more meaningful name.

   2. From the Alternative Drivers list, select all the Windows platforms that may send print jobs to the printer.

      For example, if some users use an Alpha machine running Windows NT 4.0, select Windows NT 4.0 Alpha. Click each platform that you want to include. You may need to install drivers from your Windows NT CD-ROM, or from those of other systems.

5. Click the Security tab.

   You must specify who can access the printer. While not required, you may also wish to specify which print events to monitor and log.

   1. Click Permissions.

      The Printer Permissions dialog box opens.

   2. Click Add.

      The Add Users And Groups dialog box opens.

   3. In the Names list, select Network, and then click Add.

   4. In the Type of Access list, select Print.

      This setting enables the network users to pause, resume, restart and delete print jobs.

   5. Click OK to close the Add Users And Groups dialog box.

      You return to the Printer Permissions dialog box.

   6. Click OK to close the Printer Permissions dialog box.