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Note: This how to article assumes that you already have a home network setup and configured. Going into details of setting up a home network is beyond the scope of this article. Also these steps may vary depending your Start Menu settings.

Host/Guest Computer Network Configuration:

You will require “Client for Microsoft Networks” and “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks” to be installed. If you do not see both of these two items follow the below steps other wise you may skip these steps.

• Left mouse click once on “Start Menu” –> “Settings” –> “Control Panel”.
• Left double mouse click on “Network”.
• Left mouse click once on “Add” –> “Client” –> “Add…” –> “Microsoft” –> “Client for Microsoft Networks”.
• Left mouse click once on “Ok”.
• Left mouse click once on “Add” –> “Service” –> “Add…” –> “Microsoft” –> “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks”.
• Left mouse click once on “Ok”.
• Left mouse click once on “Ok”.
• At this point you should be prompted to restart the computer, left mouse click once on “Yes”.

To share a printer, on the computer which is directly connected to the printer:

Host Computer Configuration
Note: The “Host/Guest Computer Network Configuration” must be completed first if you do not have “Client for Microsoft Networks” and/or “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks” installed before continuing.

• Left mouse click once on “Start Menu” –> “Settings” –> “Control Panel”.
• Left double mouse click on “Network”.
• Left mouse click once on the “Configuration” tab, then left mouse click once on “File and Print Sharing…”.
• Left mouse click once on “I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer.”.
• Left mouse click once on “OK”.
• Left mouse click once on “OK”.
• Close the “Control Panel”.

Sharing a Printer:

• Left mouse click once on “Start”–> “Settings” –> “Printers”.
• Right mouse click once on the printer that you wish to share and then left mouse click once on “Sharing”.
• Left moue click once on the option “Shared As” then type in the “Share Name” and “Password” respectively.
• Left mouse click once on “Ok”.

To access a shared printer:

Guest Computer Configuration
Note: The “Host/Guest Computer Network Configuration” must be completed first if you do not have “Client for Microsoft Networks” and/or “File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks” installed before continuing.

• Left mouse click once on “Start Menu” –> “Settings” –> “Printers”.
• Left double mouse click on “Add Printer”, this will launch the “Add Printer Wizard”.
• Left mouse click once on “Next”.
• Left mouse click once on “Network Printer” and then left mouse click once on “Next”.
• Manually enter the “Network path or queue name” or left mouse click once on “Browse” to locate the printer you desire to use. Then left mouse click once on “Next”.
• Left mouse click once on “Finish”.

Caution: Security Risk

Sharing printers or files on a computer system with Internet connection is done at a risk. Doing so can make your files and printers available to outside access. However, you can limit this risk with the use of password protecting your shares, having hardware and/or software firewall. I highly recommend these protections and to only share what you need and nothing more.