Below are the steps required for connecting to a working printer on a network and print to it.
Step One
Turn on your printer and make sure it is connected to the network.
Step Two
Open the Control Panel
Step Three
Click on Hardware and Sound.
Step Four
Double-click the Add a printer icon.
Step Five
Select “Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer” and click Next.
Step Six
Let Windows scan for the printer and if detected, select the printer and click Next. If the printer is not listed, click “The printer that I want isn’t listed” and skip to add printer by name or TCP/IP address.
Step Seven
If you know the printer’s name, choose “Select a shared printer by name” and enter the path to the printer. For example, with a network named “hope” and a printer named “hp”, the network path would be: “\hopehp”.
Step Eight
If you do not know the printer’s path, but have the printers IP address, select “Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname”.
Step Nine
Click Next.
Step Ten
If during the install, Windows asks for printer drivers, point to the location of your drivers. If you do not have drivers, visit the printer drivers section to find links to all printer drivers.