LAB9: PRINTING
In this exercise, you shall look at creating a local printer on the PDC, and accessing that printer remotely from the BDC.

1. Log on to the PDC as administrator
2. Start the Add Printer Wizard by accessing Control Panel->Printers->Add Printer

   

3. Select My Computer
4. Select LPT1 as the local port to which the computer is connected

   

5. Click Next
6. Select the correct printer type from the list [ask your course instructor for details]

   

7. Click Next
8. Specify the location for the printer driver
9. Specify a suitable name for the printer

   

10. Click Next
11. Share the printer on the network, and specify the operating systems that will use this printer

    

12. DO NOT PRINT A TEST PAGE
13. Click on Finish
14. If requested, specify the location of the required drivers
15. Specify the Properties of the printer you are connecting
    Device Settings - Set the correct paper size
    Security - Permissions - define who can access the printer [default is Everyone]
16. For our purposes, set the paper size to A4 and leave the security permissions at default settings

    THE PRINTER IS NOW INSTALLED AND SHARED ON THE NETWORK
    Now we shall set up the BDC to use the shared printer on the PDC.

17. Log on to the BDC as administrator
18. Run the Add Printer Wizard
19. Specify a Network Printer
20. Specify the Location of the Printer

    

21. Click on OK
22. Click on Finish

    THE PRINTER HAS BEEN CONNECTED ON THE BDC

23. Whilst still logged in on the BDC, open up HELP [Start->Help], and print a topic
24. Use Start->Settings->Printers to bring up the printer folder
25. Select the shard printer
26. Verify that your print job entry is present, then delete it
27. Once you have deleted the document, close the printer folder and log off the BDC