Sunday, April 7, 2013

How to share your Printer online securely

Sunday, April 07, 2013
Printers have been conventionally used to print documents and images from computer terminals in our Offices and Homes. Sharing printers have been traditionally defined as using the printer as a Network printer over LAN until Cloud-based started flourishing.
   Now, we don't necessarily require a Computer to run the printer, with Google Cloud Print you can do the same from your smartphone.The only requirements ~ an internet connection and a Gmail ID.On all types of devices Chrome Browser can be used to Add Printer.To add the printers, following steps are to be required:
1. Click on Chrome Menu button  (located on the Chrome browser's toolbar).
2. Select Settings.
3. Click on Show advanced settings link.
4. You will get there the Google Cloud Print option.Click on Add printers  and you will navigate to login page where you need to enter your Gmail ID and password.
5. On successful login, a Printer Confirmation page will show up.Clicking Add Printers will add your local printers to your account.

Sharing the Printer over the Cloud : It is just a one-click process. You just need to select the printer desired to be shared and type the Gmail Id(s) of those with whom you want to share it and confirm. You're done !
   For those not having Chrome on their phones there are a bouquet of apps.
 
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