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Connecting to printers created on the network

Connecting to printers created on the network

After you create a network printer, remote users can connect to it and use it much as they do any other printer. You need to set up a connection on a user-by-user basis or have users do this themselves. To create a connection to the printer on a Windows 7 system, follow these steps:

1. With the user logged on, tap or click Start, and then tap or click Devices And Printers. In Devices And Printers, tap or click Add A Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.

2. Select Add A Network, Wireless Or Bluetooth Printer. The wizard searches for available devices.

3. If the printer you want is listed in the Select A Printer list, tap or click it, and then tap or click Next.

4. If the printer you want is not listed in the Select A Printer list, tap or click The Printer That I Want Isn’t Listed. On the Find A Printer By Name Or TCP/IP Address page, do one of the following:

? To browse the network for shared printers, choose Find A Printer In The Directory, Based On Location Or Feature, and then tap or click Next. Tap or click the printer to use, and then tap or click Select.

? To specify the printer to use by its share path, choose Select A Shared Printer By Name. Enter the UNC path to the shared printer, such as PrintServer12Twelfth Floor NE, or the Web path to an Internet Printer, such as http://PrintServer12/Printers/IPrinter52/.printer.

? To specify a printer to use by TCP/IP address or host name, select Add A Printer Using A TCP/IP Address Or Hostname, and then tap or click Next. Choose a device type, and then enter the host name or IP address for the printer, such as 192.168.1.90 . If you select the Autodetect or TCP/IP Device options, the wizard will set the port name to the same value, but you can also choose a different value. Tap or click Next.

5. On the Type A Printer Name page, the printer name is set for you. You can accept the default name or enter a new name. Tap or click Next to install the printer, and then tap or click Finish. The user can now print to the network printer by selecting the printer in an application. The Device And Printers folder on the user’s computer shows the new network printer as well.

To create a connection to the printer on a Windows 8.1 system, follow these steps:

1. In Devices And Printers, tap or click Add A Printer. The Add Printer Wizard attempts to detect the printer automatically.

If the wizard finds the printer with which you want to work, tap or click it in the list provided, follow the prompts, and skip the rest of the steps in this procedure.

If the wizard doesn’t find the printer, tap or click The Printer That I Want Isn’t Listed, and then complete the rest of this procedure.

2. In the Add Printer Wizard, tap or click Add Bluetooth, Wireless Or Network Discoverable Printer.

3. In the list of available printers, select the printer you want to use, and then tap or click Next.

4. If prompted, install the printer driver on your computer. Complete the additional steps in the wizard, and then tap or click Finish. You can confirm the printer is working by printing a test page.

If you have trouble connecting to the printer, try the following as part of troubleshooting:

? Be sure that a firewall isn’t blocking connectivity to the printer. You might need to open a firewall port to enable access between the computer and the printer.

? Be sure the printer is turned on and connected to the same network as the computer. If your network consists of multiple subnets connected together, try to connect the printer to the same network subnet. You can determine the subnet by looking at the computer’s IP address.

? Be sure the printer is configured to broadcast its presence on the network. Most network printers automatically do this.

? Be sure the printer has an IP address and proper network settings. If DHCP is configured on the network, DHCP assigns IP addresses automatically as printers connect to the network.

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