How to install a network printer in Windows (Win XP Win7 Win8)

Network printer installation conditions

If the printer is connected by a network cable, it means that it is accessed by an IP address. You need to set an IP address in the printer.

Network printer installation steps

How to install a network printer in Windows XP

1. Click the Start menu to open"Printers and faxes";

2. Printer taskClick Add Printer"Open the add printer wizard, and then click" Next Step";

3. Click" Network printer or printer connected to other computersAnd then click Next Step";

4. Use one of the following three methods to connect to the selected printer:
(1) browse printers
(2) connect to this printer
(3) printers connected to the Internet, home or office networks

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the network printer connection process.

The preceding operations are shown in the following figure:

How to install a network printer in Windows 7

Note: If you try to add a network printer in the office, you usually need to know the name of the printer. If you do not know the printer name, contact your network administrator.

1. Click the Start menu to open" Devices and Printers"

2. Click" Add Printer"

3. Add Printer Wizard", Click" Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer"

4. In the available printer list, select the printer to use, and click" Next Step"

5. Click" Install the driver"Install the printer driver on your computer. If the system prompts you to enter the administrator password or confirm the password, enter the password or provide confirmation.

6. Complete the remaining steps in the Wizard, and then click" Complete"

The preceding operations are shown in the following figure:

If your printer is not displayed in the list, see the following figure:

How to install a network printer in Windows 8

1. Use the mouse to point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the pointer down, and clickSet"--"Control panel";

2. Select" View Devices and Printers";

3. Click" Add Printer";

4. Add a wired or wireless printer according to the instructions;

The preceding operations are shown in the following figure:

If your printer is not displayed in the list, see the following figure:

Okay, the above three methods can be done normally,

No network printer found

Symptom 1: Network neighbors cannot browse normally

To share a printer in Windows XP, do not directly install a network printer in the workstation, instead, you should first check whether the "View working group computer" item in "Network neighbor" can be browsed normally and whether a computer with a printer installed (hereinafter referred to as a printing server) appears ). If the print server can be found, it indicates that the basic conditions for the shared printer are met. If an error occurs, the problem should be solved first.

Solution: after confirming that the LAN working group name is consistent, go to the "local connection" attribute window and click "install" to add the "NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol" Protocol, you do not need to restart now to solve the problem of "you are not authorized to view the workgroup computer" or click "View workgroup computer ......" And so on.

Symptom 2: Unable to browse and print the server

After browsing "network neighbors", double-click the server icon to check whether the shared printer exists, this indicates that the current workstation has the permission to install and print the printer. If you do not see a shared printer or cannot browse the printer server, it indicates that the current workstation has insufficient permissions.

Solution: The problem should be solved from two aspects: 1. Open the Guest account on the print server and go to "Computer Configuration & rarr; Windows Settings & rarr;" in the Group Policy in sequence; security Settings & rarr; local policy & rarr; user rights assignment ", delete the Guest account in" deny access to this computer from the network; second, make sure that the "Microsoft network file and printer sharing" option is selected in the "local connection" attribute of the print server.

Symptom 3: shared printers cannot be found on Workstation

This is the most common problem that most LAN users encounter when installing shared printers on Windows XP workstations. The common form is that only "Microsoft Windows Network" information appears in the shared printer list, the shared printer cannot be found.

Solution: There are three solutions to this problem. First, after the "NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol" Protocol is installed for the "local connection", you can usually find the shared printer; second, double-click "network neighbor" to enter the print server, right-click the shared printer icon, and select "connect" from the shortcut menu ", in the pop-up dialog box, click "yes" to quickly install the shared printer. Third, check whether the "local connection" function of the printing server has been enabled, if this feature is enabled, cancel it. If you want to use the "Internet Connection Firewall" feature and share files and printers, install NetBEUI protocol (non-routing protocol ).

Symptom 4: enable the workstation to install a printer without a driver

Generally, the network administrator needs to transfer the driver file of the shared printer to the workstation to install the shared printer driver in the workstation. However, if dozens of workstations require this operation, the network administrators may feel a headache.

Solution: There are two ways to choose from. First, install "other drivers" on Windows XP. Take the Lenovo 6110 printer installation as an example. Suppose there are now 20 Windows 98 workstations, first install the 6110 for 98 driver in any workstation, and then the workstation "c? Copy the "lgbcpr. inf" file in the windowsinf directory to the print server. Next, go to the print server's shared printer properties window, click "other drivers" in the "share" tab settings interface, in the displayed dialog box, select "Intel Windows 95, 98, and ME", and then specify "lbrcpr. inf file location. When the “lexgo.exe file is specified, specify the "DriversWin_9Xlexgo.ex _" file in the drive disk. The system will automatically copy the required driver file (see figure ). After the replication, you no longer need to provide drivers when installing the shared printer on other workstations. However, this method is cumbersome, and it is difficult for beginners to determine which files are required in this process.