How to Do IP Printing
If you need to perform a print job quickly, then you should utilize IP printing. The process of IP printing involves sending a print job to a printer over a network connection instead of a wired connection. The following steps explain how to perform IP printing jobs using the Windows operating system.
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Instructions
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Check your printer for its host name. You should find this information on the paperwork and software included with your printer. If you can't find it there, you might find it on the back of your printer. It appears as a letter and number combination.
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Select the "Add a Printer" from the "Printers and Faxes" menu. After you choose this option, a dialog box appears on screen to walk you through the process.
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Pick the local printer option from the list provided. After selection, you need to put in the port that you want to use for the printer. Choose "Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" from the drop down menu.
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Type in the printer's host name into the appropriate sections on the next page. You'll put the host name in both the port name and IP address boxes.
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Test the connection. After you finish adding the printer, you can start IP printing. Set the printer as your default and print any document directly over the network.
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Tips & Warnings
If you do IP printing, you'll find the printing process more streamlined. For example, when printing in an office environment, the printer doesn't have to be placed next to the computer.
In the newer service packs for Windows, there is updated IP printing support information.
