You can leave the default of “ Generic Network Card” and click Next.Ĭlick Next and click Finish. If the network card for the printer cannot be identified, the wizard will ask you to choose the card type. In the first text box, Printer Name or IP Address, enter the IP address from the printer configuration sheet you printer earlier.Ĭlick Next and depending on the printer you have, you may get one more dialogs before the end of the wizard. Since our printer is a network printer with a IP address, we need to select the Create a new port option and choose Standard TCP/ IP Port.Ĭlick Next and you’ll get another wizard to add a TCP/ IP printer port. Our printer is a stand-alone printer and so you must select Local printer attached to this computer and make sure that you uncheck the box for automatically detecting the printer.Ĭlick Next and you’ll be asked to select the printer port. These options are confusing because a network printer is actually referring either a printer connected to another computer or a printer on a print server. On the next screen you’ll be asked whether your printer is a local printer or a network printer. The Add Printer wizard will begin, so click Next to get started. Click Add Printer from the task pane on the left. If you don’t see this in your Start Menu, you can go to Start, Control Panel and then click on Printers and Faxes there. Step 3: The last step is to add the printer to your computer.

At home, the IP should be coming from the wireless router or residential gateway if you have one that acts as a cable modem plus router. You printer should automatically get an IP address from the DHCP server on your network. The IP Address is what you’ll need for the next steps.

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