AccuRIP Ruby™
Sharing Windows to Mac
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Video Transcript
AccuRIP Black Pearl™
Video Series
Windows to Mac Sharing the AccuRIP Printer Driver
how to SHARE
easily share the AccuRIP Black Pearl Driver to any number of computers in your Local Area Network.
many users can print to one inkjet…
it’s easy!
share it
here’s how…
From the WINDOWS HOST computer where AccuRIP is installed
go to the Control Panel
> Hardware & Sounds > Printers Vista
> Devices & Printers Windows 7 thru 10
Right Click the AccuRIP Printer Driver
Sharing Vista
or Printer Properties / Sharing Win 7 thru 10
select “Share this Printer”
Click Apply then OK
The AccuRIP Printer Driver is now available for other computers on your Local Area Network to add and PRINT from.
Macintosh requirements
Go to https://softwareforscreenprinters.com/support/guides then DOWNLOAD links and select OS X PPD files.
You can save the OS X PPD folder anywhere on your computer.
from the hard drive follow this path…
> Library
> Printers
>PPDs
>Contents
>Resources
>en.lproj
from the Apple Menu choose System Preferences/Printers & Scanners
click the + icon
go to “Add Printer or Scanner”
Click Windows. Locate your Windows computer on your network and login as Administrator.
Select the shared AccuRIP driver from the list of shared printer drivers.
locate the shared AccuRIP to Epson Printer Driver
select the proper workgroup and computer to display “Shared printers”
from the “print using” pop-down menu (if PPD is not auto selected) click “other” and navigate to the previously custom installed…
AccuRIP to Epson Shared Driver
click open
then add
The printer driver is installed.
You’re ready…
use the AccuRIP to Epson driver from the computer on your network.
Repeat the procedure…
for each computer on your network you want to print from using AccuRIP.
Helpful Tip
Sharing any driver including the AccuRIP driver is dependent upon each computer operating system.
Stay within OS “editions” to improve your opportunity to successfully share.
For example, a user of Windows Professional should share with other Windows Professional edition users.
Windows has several editions (i.e. Home, Professional, Enterprise)
Sharing is a fast and easy setup.
Your IT professional can advise you on building a network condusive to driver sharing.
Questions?
Contact tech support online.
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