76 Network InstallationSharing a Printer on a Network ConnectionPreparing to Share a PrinterPrinter sharing is a Windows‐supported feature that enables a printer installed on a host PC to beused from another PC on the network (often called the client PC). For best results, use printersharing with PCs running the Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems.Before installing an SR200 or SR300 printer on a client PC: Log on to the client PC as a user with administrator permissions. This is required for installingprinters. The user installing at the client PC must also have authorization at the host PC toinstall the printer. Make sure that the client PC has network access to the host PC (where the printer isinstalled). Make sure that the printer is set for sharing. The icon in the Printers windowincludes a hand (Windows 2000 and XP) or a photo (Windows Vista) when sharingis enabled. Refer to Windows help for “Printer Sharing” for details regardingenabling printer sharing. Make sure that the network printer driver is installed and working on the host PC. (Refer to“Installing the Network Printer Driver” on page 68.) Make sure that the printer name does not have spaces in the name. You must know the computer name and workgroup name of the host PC to locate it on thenetwork. Refer to Windows help for “computer name” for help finding the names. Users at the client PC must be authenticated, usually by logging in, at the host PC for printingto be allowed.