Usually, an office will have a lot of computers (including desktops and laptops), and there is only one printer. Because the frequency of use of the printer is not very high, this configuration can save costs, so how to make all computers share What about this printer?

First, set up a shared printer

       1. Set "Printer Sharing" for the connected printer's computer, click "Start" → "Printers and Faxes", and click the printer's properties.

       2. Select "Share" and select "Share this printer". Here, you can see the share name, such as "hplaserj", and record it.

       3, to make other computers find your printer, you must also know your computer's ip address, how to know your computer's IP address method. Enter "cmd" at the beginning of the run, a window will pop up, enter "ipconfig" under the window command, and press Enter, so your ip address will be given, for example here is "186.168.0.111" and put it Write down.

Second, set up to add a printer

       1. Start the operation on the computer that needs to share the computer's printer. Click "Start" → "Printers and Faxes" → "Add Printer".

       2. Click “Next” to select a network printer or a printer connected to another computer, and then click Next.

       3. Select the second option "Connect this printer" here to enter a name. This name consists of two parts, which are also the two data we noted earlier.

       4, in the \\ match behind write a shared printer computer IP, \ write behind the name of the shared printer, such as here should write \\ 186.168.0.111\hplaserj. Click Next again to complete the printer addition and enable printer sharing.

Tip: The above method is suitable for desktop computers and laptops of all brands and models.