- In the Apple menu, click System Preferences in the drop-down list;
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Or on the dock, click the System Preferences icon.
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In the System Preferences window, click the Printers and Scanners icon.
- In the Printers and Scanners window, click the + Sign button under the printer frame.
- In the drop-down menu of the Plus + button, tap add a printer or scanner.
- In the Add window, click the IP tab:
- » "Address": Enter the IP address or hostname; (IP address: 192.168.1.101 or hostname: [email protected])
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» "Protocol":
Internet Print Protocol-IPP: modern printers and print servers use this Protocol;
Line Printer Monitoring program-LPD: Legacy printers and print servers may use this Protocol;
This agreement is used by HP JETDIRECT–SOCKET:HP and many other printer manufacturers.
» "Queue": Can be left blank.
» Name: You can enter the printer's brand and model, or you can customize the name of the printer.
» Location: You can add the location where the printer is located.
» Use: The system is automatically generated.
Click the Add button.
- In the "Setting up" Printer Name "", click the "OK" button.
- You can see in the Printers and scanners window that the printer you just added has been added to your printer list.
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Set the default printer
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In the list of printers, select the printer you want to add the default printer to, right-click, and on the shortcut menu that pops up, click the Set default Printer command.
Mac OS X:[11] How to add a printer