Setting Up the Network Client

The client in both peer-to-peer networks and dedicated server networks is a computer that uses shared resources. To access shared resources, a client computer needs

• Network client software

• The name of the network and server(s) with shared resources

• The correct password(s) to access shared resources that use passwords

• The printer drivers for the network printers

With Windows, the Network or Network Connections icon in the Control Panel is used to install network client software and to indicate the name of the network.

Network Neighborhood (Windows NT 4.0/9x/Me) or My Network Places (Windows XP/2000) is used to locate shared resources and to provide passwords. The Printers icon is used to set up access to a network printer.

Installing Network Client Software

Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP incorporate network client software for Microsoft Networks.

If you need to install additional network clients , such as for NetWare, in Windows 2000/XP, follow this procedure:

1. Open the Network (Network Connections-XP) icon in Control Panel or right-click on My Network Places and select Properties.

2. Right-click the connection you want to modify and select Properties.

3. Click the Install button.

4. Click the Client icon.

5. Select the client you want to add.

6. Click OK.

To install a network client in Windows 9x/Me, follow this procedure:

1. Open the Network icon in Control Panel or right-click on Network Neighborhood (My Network Places-Me) and select Properties.

2. Click the Add button.

3. Select the Client icon and click the Add button.

4. Select the client you want to add.

5. Click OK.

With Windows NT 4.0, follow the vendor's instructions for installing third-party clients.

Installing a Network Printer

Follow this procedure to install a network printer:

1. Open the Printers or Printers and Faxes folder.

2. Click Add Printer or Add a Printer.

3. Click Next (Windows 2000/XP); then select Network Printer.

4. You can browse for the printer on a workgroup network, use Active Directory to search for a printer on a domain-based network, or enter its name ( \\server\printername ). With Windows XP and 2000, you can also specify the printer's URL. With Windows 9x/Me, specify if the printer will be used with MS-DOS programs. Click Next.

5. After the printer is selected, specify whether you want the new printer as the default printer. Click Next.

6. Specify if you want to print a test page.

7. Click Finish to complete the setup process. Provide the Windows CD or printer setup disk if required to complete the process.