How Do I set up my Computer to use a Network Printer
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How Do I set up my Computer to use a Network
Printer
One of the main reasons to set up a network is obviously to share resources
like the printer across all the systems that you have. Now you can either
connect the printer to one computer and share it across the network or
get a network printer.
A network printer is a printer that is directly connected to your network
and not to any specific computer. This printer has its own IP address and
can function independent of a computer. Before you go about configuring
this printer, you need to know its name. If it is connected to a computer,
you need to know that computer’s name and also the workgroup to which
that computer or printer belongs.
- Click on Start and go to Printers
and Faxes . Click on the Add a printer
option to launch the wizard.
- Follow through with the wizard and enable the A network
printer or a printer attached to another computer option.
Click on Next.
- In the Specify a printer page, use any of
the three options listed based on how you want to specify your printer.
You can either browse for the printer and select it or if you have the
printer’s name go ahead and type it in the Name
textbox.
- You can choose to set this new printer as the default printer and
Finish the installation.
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