How to Connect a Printer to a Network?

This web page contains quick steps that will help you how to connect printer to network.

Step 1

Connecting a printer to a network varies depending on the printer’s model.
Most of the printers can be connected to the network via Wi-Fi. Some of the printers require an Ethernet cable for the network connection.
If you choose to use a wired connection for the initial setup, connect the Ethernet cable between the Ethernet port of your router and the Ethernet port of the printer.
If you choose to connect the printer to the network wirelessly, refer to the printer’s user manual for the wireless setup procedure. After that, perform the steps mentioned below.

Windows:

Go to your Windows computer that is connected to the same network as the printer is connected to.
Navigate to the Start icon at the bottom-left corner of the screen, select the Control Panel option, and click the Devices and Printers or the ‘View devices and printers’ option.
Click the Add a Printer option at the top of the screen and then select the ‘Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer’ option.
Choose the name of the printer and click the Next option.
If you see any prompt message on the screen, install the printer driver on the Windows computer.
This will add the printer to the Windows computer.

Mac:

Check if your Mac computer is connected to the same network.

Navigate to the Apple logo at the upper-left corner of the screen, choose the System Preferences option, and click the Print & Scan option.

Click the plus or add icon at the bottom-left corner.

This will launch the Print window on the screen.

Choose the model name of the printer from the Printer Name drop-down menu and click the OK option.

If prompted, select the Download & Install option.

The necessary printer driver will be installed on the Mac computer.

By using these steps we can execute that how to connect printer to network.