Note: Please ensure the following before moving on:
- The printer is already shared from the computer that is hosting it
- The drivers for the printer model are installed, or you are using generic text drivers
- The shared resources are accessible (security is set to "Everyone" with "Full Control")
- Click Start | Devices and Printers.
- Click Add a Printer(on the top).
- Select Add a local printer
- Select Create a new port
- Select Local Port for the Port Type. Click Next
- In the Port Name box, type the path to the printer in the following format, where server is the name of the print server and printer is the share name of the printer (e.g. \\server\printer). Click OK
- Select the printer model and driver. Click Next. If the exact model isn't listed, click Have Disk and browse to the location where you earlier extracted the drivers. Or, use generic text only
- Enter the printer name such as Kitchen
- Follow the rest of the wizard. When prompted to share the printer, select Do not share this printer