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Describing Processes On Installation of Printers

The document provides instructions for connecting and installing a printer in 3 different ways: using a USB cable, over a wireless network, or on a shared network. It describes the basic steps to connect the printer hardware, detect and select the printer in Windows settings, and optionally configure printer sharing and renaming.

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Describing Processes On Installation of Printers

The document provides instructions for connecting and installing a printer in 3 different ways: using a USB cable, over a wireless network, or on a shared network. It describes the basic steps to connect the printer hardware, detect and select the printer in Windows settings, and optionally configure printer sharing and renaming.

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Mr T.

A Masuku, Cassim and


Christabel
 The commonest way to connect a printer to a PC
is by USB cable.

 You can also install a wireless printer or add a


printer connected to another PC on your network.
1. Connect the printer to Computer using the USB
Cable and make sure its turned ON.
2. Open “Settings” App.
5.If Windows detects the Printer, click on the name of the printer and
simply follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation then
your are ready to go.
 Turn on your printer and make sure it is
connected to the network.
 Open the Control Panel
 Click on the Hardware and Sound link.
 Click on the Add a device link under Devices and
Printers.
 Let Windows scan for the printer and if detected,
select the printer and click Next. If the printer is
not listed, click The printer that I want isn't
listed and skip to add printer by name or TCP/IP
address.
 If you know the printer's name, choose Select a shared
printer by name and enter the path to the printer. For
example, with a network named hope and a printer
named hp, the network path would be: \\hope\hp.
 If you do not know the printer's path, but have the
printer's IP address, select Add a printer using a
TCP/IP address or hostname.
 Click Next.
 How do I determine a printer IP address?
 If during the install, Windows asks for drivers, point to
the location of your printer drivers. If you do not have
drivers, visit our printer drivers section to find links
to all printer drivers.
 Two things need to be configured on the host PC to make a
printer accessible to other computers:
1. “File and Printer Sharing” must be enabled on the PC where
the printer is connected.
Go to the Control Panel (Start, Control Panel) and then click on
“Network Connections”
2. Click on “View devices and printers”
3. Right click on the particular device (printer)

4. Click on “Printer properties”


5. Click on “Sharing”
 Enable printer sharing
 You can assign a name for your shared printer.
This is the name that is visible when you browse
the network from the computers where you want
to access this printer.
 Once you have shared the printer on the host PC,
you can use the Add Printer Wizard on the other
machines to add drivers for it.
The process is very similar to adding a local printer,
but you will select Network printer or printer
attached to another computer when you come to the
Local or Network Printer screen.
When you install a new printer, Windows typically names
it after the manufacturer or model. You can rename by
following the below given steps:
 Press Windows key and type Devices and Printers in
search box and hit enter.
 Right-click a printer that need to renamed, and then
click Printer properties.
 Click the General tab, and then type the new name in
the text box.

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