1. Open the Start menu and type " Printers and scanners “.
  2. If you’re using Windows 7 or Windows 8, you’ll find a " Printers and scanners " folder in the same location as your " Programs Files “.
  3. If you’re using XP, you’ll find a " Printers and scanners " folder in the same location as your " Documents and Settings “.
  4. In the " Printers and scanners " folder, you’ll find a file called " driver.inf “.
  5. Copy this file to the “%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows\System32” folder.
  6. Open the “%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows\System32” folder and paste the driver.inf file into it.
  7. Close all of your programs except for printer drivers (if they’re open).
  8. Try to print something from your computer’s printer (e.g., a document). You should see a message saying that the printer is now connected to your computer but is not printing anything because it doesn’t have any drivers installed on it!

Step 2: Once the printer is ready, connect it to your network by connecting one end of a Cat 5 or 6 cable (which should have come with your printer) to your router and the other end into the network port of your printer. Now, turn your printer on and wait for it to become ready.

To find your printer’s IP address, open a web browser and type “ipconfig” into the address bar. This will display a list of all active network adapters on your computer. Your printer should be listed under the “Local Area Connection” or “Network Adapter” section. The IP address for your printer will be listed next to the adapter’s name. ..

For most printers, this involves pressing the Menu button on the printer, going to the Information option and choosing Print Configuration. Sometimes if there is no display, you just press and hold the Go or Print button down for about 10 seconds and it’ll print the configuration page. You will be looking for the TCP/IP section: If your printer does not have a web-based interface, you can print a configuration page by pressing and holding down the Go or Print button for about 10 seconds. The configuration page will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper. In this section, you will need to find the TCP/IP section and make sure that your printer is connected to the network using a wired connection or an Ethernet cable. If your printer is connected to the network using a wireless connection, you will need to find another way to print the configuration page. ..

If you don’t have a DHCP server, or if the IP address isn’t coming from your router, you can try to manually set your printer’s IP address. To do this, open the printer’s control panel and look for an “IP Address” or “Network Settings.” You may need to type in your printer’s MAC address (the six-digit number that appears on the back of your printer) into a web browser to find this information. Once you have the IP address, enter it into a web browser and press “OK.” ..

In the Printers and Faxes window, click on the Add Printer button. In the Add Printer dialog, enter your printer’s name and address. Click on OK to add the printer to your computer.

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. Click Add Printer from the task pane on the left.

The wizard will now ask you to choose a printer driver. You can use the default printer driver or you can choose to install a new printer driver. If you want to install a new printer driver, click on the link that says Add a new printer and then follow the instructions on the screen. ..

To connect to the printer over the network, you’ll need to select the appropriate port on your computer and then enter the printer’s IP address. ..

In the second text box, Printer Port, enter the port number from the printer configuration sheet you printer earlier. Click Next and you’ll get another wizard to add a TCP/IP printer port. On the main wizard screen click Next. In the first text box, Printer Name or IP Address, enter the IP address from the printer configuration sheet you printer earlier. In the second text box, Printer Port, enter the port number from the printer configuration sheet you printer earlier. Click Next and you’ll get another wizard to add a TCP/IP printer port. On the main wizard screen click Next. In the first text box, Printer Name or IP Address, enter your computer’s IP address from your router’s DHCP table or if it is not listed in DHCP table then type 192.168.1.. In the second text box, Printer Port, enter 3268 for standard TCP/IP printing or use a custom port if needed such as 9100 for HP JetDirect printers ..

If you have a network printer that uses a network card, the wizard will ask you to choose the card type. You can leave the default of “Generic Network Card” and click Next. ..

The Add Printer wizard will ask you to choose a printer from a list of manufacturers. If you have a disk with the printer driver installed, you can choose to have the printer connected to your computer by inserting the driver cd into the computer.

If you would like the printer to be your default printer, click the Yes radio button.

If you want to print a test page, please click next and let me know if the printer and computer can communicate. If not, I suggest you close the printer and computer windows and try again later.

If you have a network printer, follow these steps to print to it:

  1. Open the Printers and Faxes screen by clicking the Start button and selecting Printers and Faxes.
  2. In the Printers and Faxes screen, click the Add or Remove Printer icon.
  3. In the Add or Remove Printer window, click Network Printer.
  4. In the Select a Network Printer window, select your network printer from the list of available printers.
  5. Click OK to close the Add or Remove Printer window and return to the Printers and Faxes screen.
  6. Click Next to continue printing on your network printer! ..