Double-click on the computer, and the SMB Mount dialog box appears see Figure Select the share and then click OK. Depending on the network setup, the SMBCIFS

Chapter 15 ✦ Printing on a Network Figure 15-14: Install the driver. 8. Choose whether to make the printer your default printer. Click Next. 9. Click Finish to add the printer. For information about installing printer services and printing to a Windows network from a Macintosh, see the section “Printing between Operating Systems” later in this chapter. Installing and removing printers in most newer Linux distributions is easier than in older dis- tros. You can access many software print spoolers and managers, print servers, and line printer daemon LPD line printer daemons on the Internet. Research your distro for more information. Removing the printer If you remove the printer driver belonging to a local printer from your computer, you can no longer print on that printer. Removing a networked printer’s driver doesn’t affect the printer or its driver on any other computer but your own. You will no longer be able to print on the networked printer, but anyone else on the network with the installed driver can. To remove a printer driver, open the Printers folder window. Select the printer’s icon and right-click it. From the quick menu, choose Delete. Confirm the deletion. Windows may ask if you want to remove the associated files for that driver. You should answer Yes so that the files don’t clutter up your drive. Setting Options for the Printer You can configure any network printer any way you want, and those settings apply only to that printer on your computer. Changes you make to the networked printer’s properties don’t affect the printer’s properties on any other computer, even the one to which it is locally attached. You can set a printer as your default printer, rename the printer, use it offline, or configure the printer’s properties. You also can set the port the printer uses. Note Cross- Reference Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers Windows 2000 Server and even some XP configurations might not allow you to change some of the printer’s properties. Setting basic options Basic options include setting the default printer, printing offline, and renaming a printer. Change these options in the Printers folder window. Setting default printers The most basic option you can set is whether or not the printer is your default printer. If you choose to make the printer your default printer, all applications on your computer automati- cally print to the default printer unless you specify a different printer with each job. Place a printer closest to those people who use it the most, and then make that printer the default printer for that group. This saves them the time it would take to run back and forth to a printer in another office or on the other side of the building. To set a printer as the default, right-click the printer’s icon. From the quick menu, choose Set as Default. A check mark appears beside the option on the menu. When you set a printer as the default printer, that setting takes over from the last default printer you set. Figure 15-15 shows the HP LaserJet 4M Plus as the default printer, even though it’s a network printer. Note that the default printer has a check mark within a circle beside the printer icon. Renaming a printer You might want to rename the printer for your own purposes. Perhaps you prefer to see a shorter name or a more descriptive name in the Printers folder window. When you change the printer’s name, it doesn’t change on the network or the currently attached computer; the name changes only on your computer. To rename a printer, right-click the printer and choose Rename from the quick menu. The printer name changes to a text box. Type the new name. Using a printer offline Using a printer offline can be done only with network printers and only through Windows 98. Windows 2000 and XP do not enable access for this feature. You print offline so that you can initiate a print job without being physically attached to the printer. If the computer attached to the printer isn’t currently on, for example, you can set up your print jobs and send them to the printer later, when the computer and printer are turned on. To use the printer offline, right-click the printer and choose Use Printer Offline from the quick menu. The printer appears grayed out, and a check mark appears beside the command on the quick menu. To use the printer online again, remove the check mark from the command by clicking Use Printer Offline on the quick menu. Setting printer properties Printer properties vary for each computer. Some enable you to choose graphics resolution and mode, font options, print quality, and so on. Others enable you to make choices about the network options you want to use. Windows 2000 and XP might not enable these changes, depending on how the “owner” of the printer has set up printer sharing. Small Business Tip Note