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Share this printer only for specific users

  • Oct 10, 2025
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A printer you can easily give it over the network only to certain users. The exact procedure you will find in this practical tip-guide.

Printer sharing in the network set up

First of all, you must have the control panel a printer share set up:
  1. Open the control panel and switch to the "network and sharing center".
  2. On the left, select the Option "Advanced sharing".
  3. Here, click on the down arrow to expand the current network profile.
  4. You will now have to, under "file and printer sharing" Option in the "file and printer sharing" select the printer is shared on the network (see image).
  5. Save with a click on "save Changes".
Printer sharing in the network

Printer: Specific users

  1. Click "Start" and select "devices and printers".
  2. Click here with the right mouse button on the printer you want to share and select "properties".
  3. Then go to the tab "security".
  4. Here you can add click on "Add" user that the printer want to give.
This practical tip is based on Microsoft Windows 7. What the problem can be if Windows the printer does not recognize, we can tell you in the next tip.

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