Follow this guide to configure a network printers in your Personal Computer(PC) or Laptop with Windows 10 Operating System. We assume that the Network printer is already configured, connected to the ethernet/network and you have the IP address/hostname.
Click the Start menu and open settings
Click “Devices”
Click “Add Printer & Scanner” button
Now the system will search the network for available network printers
After searching, a list of printers available on the network will be listed. If the printer you want to connect is listed, then you select it and complete the configuration. If the printer is not in the list then click the “The printer that I want isn’t listed” link for manual configuration.
Add Printer dialogue box will be displayed as shown below. Select “Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname” and click Next.
On the next dialogue box, select device type as “TCP/IP Device“, then enter the IP address or hostname. Click Next.
Now the system will try to connect to the printer and detect the printer model and driver.
If your system is unable to identify the model/driver, then the “Install the printer driver” dialogue box will appear.
Click “Have Disk” , If you have the driver disc or printer driver saved in CD, DVD, USB, HDD, etc. click browse and locate/select the driver.
If you don’t have the disk then select the Manufacture from the Left pane and select the correct printer model from right pane and click the Next button.
Now the system will configure the printer with the driver you’re selected. in the next screen “Printer name” can be set as you wish.
Click Next to begin Printer installation.
If you want to share the printer, then select the “Share this printer so that others on your network can find and use it” option and click “Next“.
Now the printer is configured. Tick the “Set as default printer” check the box if you want to save this printer as your default printer.
Click “Print a test page” to check if your printer is working properly, or to see troubleshooting information for the printer. Click the “Finish” button to complete the network printer configuration.
Video – How to configure a network printer in Windows 10?
Applicable to these printers
HP ENVY Photo 7855 All-in-One Printer, HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 All-in-One Printer, HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 All-in-One Printer, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M180nw, HP LaserJet Enterprise M607n, HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn, HP OfficeJet Pro 8210 Printer, HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553n
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw, HP PageWide Pro 477dw Multifunction Printer, HP LaserJet Pro MFP M130fw, HP OfficeJet Pro Premier All-in-One Printer, HP OfficeJet Pro 6230 ePrinter, HP LaserJet Pro MFP M521dn, HP LaserJet Pro M501dn, HP LaserJet Pro M404dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise M608n, HP LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5225dn Printer, HP LaserJet Enterprise M609x
HP LaserJet Enterprise M506x, HP Color LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP M682z, HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Printer M712xh, HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Printer M712n, Canon imageRUNNER 2206N/2006N/2206 series, imageRUNNER ADVANCE C356i, imageRUNNER ADVANCE 500i,imageRUNNER ADVANCE 400i, imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500,imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6500i Series, imageRUNNER C3020,imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5500i Series,imageRUNNER 1435, imageRUNNER 2500W series, imageRUNNER 1435iF, MF730 Series, C7500 Series, Epson Network printers, Chinese printers, Kyocera network/MFP printers and other Multi Function printers of leading brands, .
