USING YOUR PRINTER ON A NETWORKE.2About Sharing the Printer on aNetworkIf you work in a networked environment, you can connect yourprinter to the network.Locally-Shared PrinterYou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer,which is called the “host computer” on the network. The printercan then be shared by other users on the network through aWindows 9x/Me/XP/NT 4.0/2000 network printer connection.Network-connected PrinterML-2551N and ML-2552W printers have the built-in networkinterface. For more information about connecting your printer tothe network, see page 2.12.To use a ML-2550 printer as a network printer, you need to installan optional network interface card in your printer. For aML-2551N printer, you can replace the network interface card toone supporting the wireless LAN interface. See page F.6 forinformation about installing the card.Printing Across a NetworkWhether the printer is locally connected or network-connected,you need to install the ML-2550 series printer software on eachcomputer that will print documents to the printer.