How to Set Up a Computer to Print to a Network Printer

You are new to your company and you sit down at your desk to start work. Then you go to print your first report, and the computer reports you don't have a printer installed. A network printer is quite easy to install yourself. All you need to know to begin the process of adding a new networked printer is to find out the name of the print queue and the maker and model of your printer.

Instructions

1. Click on the Windows "Start" button. Choose "Settings."

2. Select "Printers and Faxes" from the drop-down menu.

3. Select "Add a Printer" in the Printer Tasks area in the left side of the pop-up window. Click "Next" in the Add Printer Wizard pop-up window.

4. Choose "Local Printer" in the Local or Network Printer window. Uncheck "Automatically detect and install my Plug-and-Play Printer." Click "Next."

5. Select "Create a new port" from the Type of Port drop-down list in the Select a Printer Port window. Choose "Standard TCP/IP Port." Click "Next."

6. Choose "Next" in the "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" pop-up window.

7. Enter the name of your queue in the Printer Name or IP Address text area. The Port Name text area will automatically populate. Choose "Next."

8. Choose "Finish" after the next window pops up. Choose the printer's maker from the list of manufacturers on the left section of the pop-up window.

9. Select the model of your printer from the "Printers" list in the right section of the pop-up window. Click "Next."

10. Enter your printer's model in the Printer Name text area. Choose the "Yes" radio button to the question "Do you want to use this printer as the default printer?"

11. Choose "No" when asked if you want to print a test page. Click "Next."

12. Select "Finish" to complete the printer set-up process.