Did you recently buy a new wireless printer? If so, the next step is to set it up. But this is often a challenge for folks who have never done it before. If you’re having trouble, don’t worry; we’re here to help. Here are five simple steps on how to set up a wireless printer.
Step 1: Prepare the Computer
Before you set up the printer, make sure that your computer is ready to access a wireless network. If you already have a wireless connection on your computer, that will make the process easier. But if not, you need to do a fresh set up of connecting a wireless router to your computer. In order to be able to connect a wireless router to your computer, the computer should have a wireless network card. Once you have ensured that your computer has a wireless network card and a wireless router, you’re ready to configure the printer.
Step 2: Install the Software of the Wireless Printer
The router is now ready to use, so you just need to connect the printer to the network. Before you can do this, you first need to install the printer on the main computer to make it compatible. Use the software included in the printer package to install it to the main computer. The installation process automatically initiates once you insert the installer CD in the drive.
Step 3: Configure the Printer Settings of the Computer
Once the installation process has been finished, the next thing you need to do is connect the printer to the computer. Go to the control panel and go to the printer section. On the toolbar, click the Add a Printer function. Choose wireless printer. After you have clicked this function, the computer will automatically search for the wireless printer. Once you select it, it will be completely available for you to use wirelessly.
Step 4: Configure Other Computers to Connect to the Printer
If you have numerous computers which you would like to connect to the wireless printer, you should also set them up to connect to it. This can be quite tedious because you need to connect all of the computers to network servers. Depending on the capacity of the computers or the device, you may need more than one network server to allow all the computers to successfully connect to the printer.
Step 5: Check if the Printer Works
After setup has been finished, the final step is to test the printer. All you need to do is print a test page. Go to Microsoft Word click on the Office Button, and click Print. Don’t select quick print. Select the standard print function, and select the newly set up wireless printer as your printer, then click print. If the document successfully prints from the wireless printer, then the setup is successful. However, troubleshooting may be required because, unlike wired printers, wireless printers are sensitive and can have connectivity problems if alterations have been made to the network configuration, or if the printer gets damaged.
Conclusion
It’s not hard to set up a wireless printer. You just need to carefully follow these instructions and you are sure to be able to set up your new wireless printer in no time.