How to: Add a Network Printer
Network printers allow multiple users to print on one printer. This saves the department money by eliminating the need for each faculty/ staff member to have their own printer! The process to add a network printer is very simple... if you follow these steps. (Note: at each step, your input should match the screenshot!)
Note: The user with the printer must enable sharing on the printer first before you connect to it. Please see someone in the IT department if you need help with that.
- Goto Start Menu> Settings> Control Panel> Printers and Faxes
- Once you are in the printers folder, choose "Add A Printer" on the left. (If another menu comes up instead of a Window, please see #3)
- ... OR ... In the control panel, a popup will come up containing current printer names, choose "Add a Printer" from the top of the list
- Once you have clicked on 'Add a Printer' you will see the following window:
- Click "Next"... the following window will appear. Make sure you choose "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer." Then click 'Next'
- You will see the next window after pressing 'Next' above, make sure you choose "Connect to this printer" ... leave the text box blank! Then press 'Next'.
- In this window you will see a list of network computers. Find the computer with the shared printer and DOUBLE click on it. Once you double click on the computer name, a list of the shared printers should appear. Click on the printer you want to add, then press 'Next'
- After pressing 'Next' above, this window will appear, press 'Yes' to make it the default printer. Then press 'Next'.
- After pressing 'Next' above, you should see this window. Click 'Finish' and you are ready to print!
