How to Connect a Printer to Your Computer

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How to connect a printer via USB cable

Step 1: Open Windows Settings

• At the bottom left of your screen, click the Windows icon to reveal your start menu
• At the bottom of the left column, you should see a gear icon that links to your settings window

Step 2: Access Devices

• Within the first row of Windows Settings, find and click the “Devices” icon
• In the left column of the Devices window, select “Printers and Scanners”
• This new window opens a page where the first option will be “Add Printer or Scanner”

Step 3: Connect your printer

• Once you have clicked “Add Printer or Scanner”, Windows should be able to detect your printer connected via USB cable
• When the name of your printer appears, click c on it and complete the installation according to your computer’s instructions

How to connect a printer over a wireless network

Step 1: Locate and configure your settings

• Once powered up and ready for setup, you will need to connect the printer to your home Wi-Fi network
• Although the installation steps vary by manufacturer, the Most modern printers will have an LCD screen that lists the available WiFi networks
• On this screen, click and locate the setup page that allows you to configure your wireless LAN settings

Step 2: Link your WiFi network

• After accessing your LAN settings, you will need to locate your home network service set identifier, better known as your SSID
• You can find your SSID by hovering your mouse over the WiFi icon located at the bottom right of your taskbar
• Your SSID can also be found a on the bottom or side of your Internet Service Provider’s router

Step 3: Full Connectivity

• With the SSID selected, you are ready to enter your network password
• Once entered, your printer is ready for all printing activity

Step 4: Locate your printer settings

• Click the Windows icon at the bottom left of your desktop screen to reveal the Windows start menu
• Locate the gear icon link to your settings window and click on the icon labeled “Devices”

Step 5: Connect the printer to the computer

• Within the “Devices” screen, you should find an option to “Add a Printer or Scanner”
• After clicking here, the name of your printer, usually with the manufacturer name and model number, should appear as available.
• Select “Add Device” and your computer will do the rest to complete the wireless setup
• Print!

How to connect a printer to your portable devices

How to connect a printer to your iPhone or iPad

Step 1: Connect to your WiFi network

• In Apple settings, select “WiFi” to see all available networks
• For smooth processing, make sure that both your iPhone/iPad and the printer are connected to the same WiFi network (this is especially important in office environments where several networks may be connected). connected)

Step 2: Locate your printer

• Open the app on your Apple device that you want to print from
• Once that you have the correct document, tap the app’s share icon
• Within the list of sharing options, tap the “Print” icon and select your printer

Step 3: Complete the job

• Your device will present a print preview page asking how you want to customize the print job and how many copies you want to make
• One Once you’re done entering the information, tap “Print” and the job is complete

How to connect a printer to your Android device

Step 1: Add your printer to Google Cloud Print

• Launch Google Chrome on your computer
• Click the three stacked dots in the upper right corner of the browser window
• Click on “Settings”
• Off scroll down the Settings page and click “Advanced Settings”
• Scroll down to printing and click “Google Cloud Print”
• Click “Manage Printing Devices” cloud printing”
• In the new window, click “Add Printers”
• Select your wireless printer name after making sure your printer is turned on</li

Step 2: Download the Google Cloud Print app on your device

• Launch the Play Store from your device’s home screen
• Type “Cloud Print” in the Play Store search field
• Select Cloud Print by Google Inc. and install the app

Step 3: Print from your device

• Open the file you want to print from your device (it can be located in your photos, email, documents, etc.) .)
• Tap the three stacked dots on the top right of the selected document and select “Print”
• Select the appropriate printer and tap the printer icon to complete the job
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Common Printer Connection Troubleshooting

My computer can’t find my printer, what should I do?

My computer can’t install the printer printer software, what should I do?

Step 1: Access your control panel

Step 2: Find the installation settings of the device

Step 3: Update your settings

My printer cannot print over a network, what should I do?

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Is your printer connected correctly?

Is your printer connected to the correct WiFi network?

Is your printer too far away? away?

Is the right driver still working?

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