Updated 3.11.11 From now it is possible to print for free, via the Internet, from PC and mobile phone, from the printer shared with Google Cloud Print, without limitations and in a very easy and immediate way.
Sharing a printer on the Internet means being able to use the one at home from anywhere on earth or, sharing, without being noticed, the office printer at work, to print and have friends and relatives print, using the employer's cartridges and sheets .
Maybe, in this last case, I would be careful ...
The principle behind this sharing is different from that already seen for the online scanner; this time a program is used that allows other computers to access the printer connected to a PC that is turned on and connected to the network .
The printer thus becomes a kind of web service that can be used wherever you want.
PrinterShare is a small application that must be installed both on the computer from which you want to print, the client, and on the PC actually connected to the printer, the printer server.
Printershare works on Windows, Mac and Linux even if it is free only for printing drafts and not for unpublishing official documents, I will explain in what follows.
First, from the printer server, download the 1.6MB installer from the PrintAnywhere website and launch the installation.
In the following screen, choose to create a new user account by filling in the Userid fields, freely selectable, and the e-mail address.
You must provide a valid email address, because that is where the password is sent.
After registration, before pressing the Finish button, check the box to open the " Printershare console " and configure the printing process remotely.
The console can also be opened from the Start menu or from the taskbar.
In the configuration screen you can see the user number, who must know who is connecting from the remote client, and all the printers installed on the server computer.
Highlighting the one you want to use, you can press the " Share " button which means "share".
By accessing your email you should find the message containing the name and password that are used to access your printer from the internet.
On the computer that is to use the printer, the client, you have to install the program with the same procedure described above, but, this time, without creating a new user, you enter the login received via email.
At this point, simply click on " find printers ", type the user ID and press the " Find " button to see the shared printer and its status, if it is available and on or if it is off.
By clicking on it, you can see it as a shared printer and you can use it.
By opening any document and pressing the File -> Print key, when asked to select the printer, the choice will be on the printer named PrinterShare and the printing process should take place correctly, on the remote printer (make sure you have paper already loaded!) .
The only serious flaw is that, using the free version of PrinterShare, the printed sheet will contain a small advertisement that can be eliminated only by purchasing the full version at the price of 20 Dollars.
Given this limitation, in addition to asking what you think of this program and this method of printing via the Internet, I also ask you if you know similar programs or other methods to use a printer remotely.
Wouldn't it be bad to take advantage of other people's printers?
Sharing a printer on the Internet means being able to use the one at home from anywhere on earth or, sharing, without being noticed, the office printer at work, to print and have friends and relatives print, using the employer's cartridges and sheets .
Maybe, in this last case, I would be careful ...
The principle behind this sharing is different from that already seen for the online scanner; this time a program is used that allows other computers to access the printer connected to a PC that is turned on and connected to the network .
The printer thus becomes a kind of web service that can be used wherever you want.
PrinterShare is a small application that must be installed both on the computer from which you want to print, the client, and on the PC actually connected to the printer, the printer server.
Printershare works on Windows, Mac and Linux even if it is free only for printing drafts and not for unpublishing official documents, I will explain in what follows.
First, from the printer server, download the 1.6MB installer from the PrintAnywhere website and launch the installation.
In the following screen, choose to create a new user account by filling in the Userid fields, freely selectable, and the e-mail address.
You must provide a valid email address, because that is where the password is sent.
After registration, before pressing the Finish button, check the box to open the " Printershare console " and configure the printing process remotely.
The console can also be opened from the Start menu or from the taskbar.
In the configuration screen you can see the user number, who must know who is connecting from the remote client, and all the printers installed on the server computer.
Highlighting the one you want to use, you can press the " Share " button which means "share".
By accessing your email you should find the message containing the name and password that are used to access your printer from the internet.
On the computer that is to use the printer, the client, you have to install the program with the same procedure described above, but, this time, without creating a new user, you enter the login received via email.
At this point, simply click on " find printers ", type the user ID and press the " Find " button to see the shared printer and its status, if it is available and on or if it is off.
By clicking on it, you can see it as a shared printer and you can use it.
By opening any document and pressing the File -> Print key, when asked to select the printer, the choice will be on the printer named PrinterShare and the printing process should take place correctly, on the remote printer (make sure you have paper already loaded!) .
The only serious flaw is that, using the free version of PrinterShare, the printed sheet will contain a small advertisement that can be eliminated only by purchasing the full version at the price of 20 Dollars.
Given this limitation, in addition to asking what you think of this program and this method of printing via the Internet, I also ask you if you know similar programs or other methods to use a printer remotely.
Wouldn't it be bad to take advantage of other people's printers?
