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Share your printer in Windows 7 in a network-shared environment.
In a network-shared environment, each computer (Client PC) sends data via a centrally controlled computer (Server Computer) as below:
This type of computer is often called a "Server" or a "Print Server".
Follow the instructions below to share your Brother machine.
For printer sharing to operate correctly, please be sure that:
- The network is properly set up.
- The user access permissions for each computer are set appropriately.
Please Note: Brother does not provide support for problems that may result from misconfigured network or user settings. For details on the appropriate settings, consult your network administrator or refer to the Windows manual for help.
Server Computer Settings
- Install the printer driver. (The latest printer driver is available in the Downloads section of this web site.)
- Click [Start] - [Devices and Printers].
- Right-click on the printer name icon and select [Printer Properties].
- Open the [Sharing] tab.
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Select [Share this printer], (If you see [Change Sharing Options] button, click on it.), Enter a printer name in [Share name], and click [OK].
If the client computer and the server computer use a different Operating System (32-bit and 64-bit), install the printer driver which is compatible with the client Operating System to the server computer. Click [Additional Drivers…] in the [Sharing] tab and add the driver.
Client Computer Settings
To add the shared printer to the client computer, log on as an administrator and follow the instructions below:
Network Sharing Configuration
- Click [Start] – [Control Panel] – [Network and Internet].
- Click [Network and Sharing Center].
- Click [Change advanced sharing settings].
- Select [Turn on network discovery] and [Turn on file and printer sharing], click [Save changes].
Printer Driver Installation
- Click [Start] – [Devices and Printers].
- Click [Add a printer].
- Click [Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer].
- Select the shared printer you have configured and click [Next]. (Go to Step 8)
- If you cannot find the printer you want, click [The printer that I want isn't listed].
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If you know the server computer name and the share name of shared printer, select [Select a shared printer by name] and enter their names as \\computername\printername, then click [Next]. (Go to Step 8)
e.g. if the computer name is “BROTHER”, and the printer name is “Brother_QL-700”, enter “\\BROTHER\Brother_QL-700”. If you don’t know the names, leave the blank and click [Next]. - Select the server and click [Select]. If the user name and the password are required, enter those of the server computer’s.
- Select the shared printer which you have configured and click [Next].
- The installation of the printer will automatically start. If the message dialog box appears, follow the on-screen instructions.
- When finishing the installation, click [Next] and then click [Finish].
