How to Set Up a Network Printer on an AT&T Wireless Gateway

The AT&T Wireless Gateway provides Internet service through DSL and a network setup.

Setting up a printer on your network simplifies your life when you need to print something from any available computer on the network. AT&T's Wireless Gateway is not only your network device, but it also acts as your connection point for high speed DSL Internet. If hooking up the printer wirelessly is your option, the AT&T Gateway has security features that will require a password. Every printer is a little different and some reference to the printer's owners manual may be required to complete the setup process.

Instructions

1. Refer to your printer owners manual for set-up of connecting to a secured network. Some printers will have a display where information can be manually entered into the printer. Other printers will have to be plugged into the AT&T Gateway to be set up through a networked computer, then allowed to operate as a wireless printer.

2. Program the printer to access 2wire*** (The last three of the modem's serial number) and authentication with WEP, encryption mode TKIP.

3. Enter the serial number of the Wireless Gateway into the printer as the WEP pass phrase to finalize the connection to the network.

4. Click "Start" on your networked computer and select "Devices and Printers."

5. Click on "Add a Printer" to begin the setup of the networked printer.

6. Click "Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer" in the wizard, click on the network printer and then "Next."

7. Install the printer driver if the printer has never been installed locally.

8. Complete the remaining steps in the Windows 7 wizard.

References

• AT&T: Home Networking Basics
• Liutilities: How to Set Up a Network Printer
• Microsoft Windows: Install a Printer on a Home Network
• Top Web Hosts: Find IP Address of a Network Printer