Now many friends of the company are the local area network sharing printers, and each terminal computer users are also assigned to the intranet IP address, a computer corresponding to an intranet IP. Intranet IP Address Scalability benefits are self-evident, but there is a problem is that it is difficult to bind with the computer hardware, and there are IP conflicts, the individual arbitrarily modify the IP situation.
In fact, when the driver of the corresponding model printer is installed, it will automatically search the local area network printer and display in the Control Panel. But this time the situation is the intranet IP change, all dynamically assigns obtains. For the intranet printer such a common device, it is best not to constantly replace the IP, so the author assigned a fixed IP address to the printer.
Step method
In the first step, locate the Printers and Faxes device in the Control Panel.
Figure I found the printer in the Control Panel
Second Step, select the printer that needs to modify the IP address, right-click-> attribute.
Figure II Select the appropriate printer to open the Properties window
In the third step, switch to the "Port" tab in the Properties window, select the printer you want to modify in the list of ports, and click the "Configure Port" button.
Figure three switch to a port label item
The fourth step, in the pop-up window, see the bar, the Port Settings tab in the "Printer name or IP address", change this IP address for the new assigned IP can, such as the author intranet IP is 10.10.13.1. Then make sure that you reconnect with the printer.
Figure Four configuration ports, modifying the printer IP
Summary: Modifying the IP address of a printer may not be able to find a modification entry for unfamiliar people, but it is easy to find it in the Control Panel (similar to the Windows Vista system modification method). In addition, if you do not find the printer, then uninstall the printer driver to reinstall, so that the program automatically search, it will be successful.