Connecting Clients to Printers

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Generally, clients can establish a connection to a shared network printer hosted on a Windows Server 2003 print server in one of three ways:

  • Entering the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path. In the Run dialog box, type the UNC path for the printer (for example, \\PrintServer\Printer), and then click OK.

  • Using the Add Printer Wizard. From the Printer and Faxes folder, select Add a Printer. When the Add Printer Wizard opens, click Next, select the network printer option, and either type or browse to the path for the shared printer.

  • Using drag-and-drop. In the Run dialog box, open the shared printers folder on the remote print server. Then drag the desired printer icon into the Printers and Faxes folder on the local workstation.