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Printing Basics
Printer Setup
You can install your new printer on the network using the Software Pack CD-ROM that shipped with
your printer, or using Add Printer Wizard.
Installing a Print Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard
1
For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, click Start → Devices and Printers.
For Windows Vista, click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Printers.
For Windows Server 2008, click Start → Control Panel → Printer.
For Windows 8, on the Desktop screen, place the mouse pointer in the upper right corner of the
screen and move the mouse down, and then select Settings. Click Control Panel → Hardware
and Sound → Devices and Printers.
For Windows Server 2012, on the Desktop screen, place the mouse pointer in the upper right
corner of the screen and move the mouse down, and then select Settings. Click Control Panel
→ Hardware → Devices and Printers.
2
Click Add a printer to launch the Add Printer Wizard.
For Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, go to step 4.
3
Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.
4
In the list of available printers, select the one you want to use, and then click Next.
NOTE:
• In the list of available printers, the WSD printer is displayed in the form of
http://
IP address
/ws/
.
• If no WSD printer is displayed in the list, enter the printer's IP address manually to create a WSD printer.
To enter the printer's IP address manually, follow the instructions below.
To create a WSD printer, you must be a member of Administrators group.
1
Click
The printer that I want isn't listed
.
2
Select
Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname
and click
Next
.
3
Select
Web Services Device
from
Device type
.
4
Enter the printer's IP address in the
Hostname or IP address
text box and click
Next
.
• Before installing the driver using the
Add Printer
wizard on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, add
the print driver to your computer.
5
If prompted, install the print driver on your computer. If you are prompted for an administrator
password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
6
Complete the additional steps in the wizard, and then click Finish.
7
Print a test page to verify print installation.
a
Open the Devices and Printers or Printers folder by performing step 1.
b
Right-click the printer you just created, and then click Printer properties (Properties for
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008).
c
On the General tab, click Print Test Page. When a test page is printed successfully,
installation is complete.
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