3 Best & Easy Ways to Connect a Printer to the Desktop or Laptop
Are you wondering to know how to connect a printer to the PC either it may be a Laptop or Desktop then you are in the right place. Through this article we are explaining the best & Quick 3 easy ways for how to connect a printer to the local system (Laptop or Desktop) either it may be Mac/Windows. Allow me to explain one by one.
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How to Connect a Printer to the Local System or PC or Laptop ( Windows/Mac)?
- Go to the control panel & click on it to open
- Click on Hardware & Sound option in the Control Panel window
- Click on the Devices & printers option in the Hardware & Sound menu
- You can see the list of external devices which are connected to your PC in the Devices & printers window
- Here in the Devices & Printers menu click on add a printer option
- As and when you on click on add a printer option, your PC or Laptop will start searching, if there are any printers connected already.
- For example if a printer is already connected then it will display. Here we are trying to connect a printer for the first time so click on the Printer that I want not listed option and hit the next button.
- Now the system will lead you to the find a printer by other options menu
- Click Add a Local printer or Network Printer with Manual settings option
- Now select the use an existing port from choose printer port window and click the next button
- Printer driver window will be displayed which contains the Printer brand name and the model select the name & model of the printer you want to connect and click the next button.
- Now select the use the driver that is currently selected and click the next button
- Here in this window assign a name to your printer and click the next button
- Upon clicking the finish button, printer will be connected to your system successfully.
How to Connect a Printer to the Computers which are in LAN?
- Go to the control panel & click on it to open
- Click on Hardware & Sound option in the Control Panel window
- Click on the Devices & printers option in the Hardware & Sound menu
- You can see the list of external devices which are connected to your PC in the Devices & printers window
- Here in the Devices & Printers menu click on add a printer option
- As and when you on click on add a printer option, your PC or Laptop will start searching, if there are any printers connected already.
- For example if a printer is already connected then it will display.
- In that window select a shared printer by name option
- Upon clicking the finish button, printer will be connected to your system successfully.
How to Connect Any Printer by using its TCP/ IP Address?
- Go to the control panel & click on it to open
- Click on Hardware & Sound option in the Control Panel window
- Click on the Devices & printers option in the Hardware & Sound menu
- You can see the list of external devices which are connected to your PC in the Devices & printers window
- Here in the Devices & Printers menu click on add a printer option
- As and when you on click on add a printer option, your PC or Laptop will start searching, if there are any printers connected already.
- For example if a printer is already connected then it will display. Here we are trying to connect a printer for the first time so click on the Printer that I want not listed option and hit the next button.
- It will lead you to the find a printer by other options window
- In that window select Add a printer using TCP\IP address or hostname option
- Now enter the hostname or IP address and click the next button
- Upon clicking the finish button, printer will be connected to your system successfully.