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70 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows
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3
Select
Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer
. If the printer is listed, select the printer and click
Next
, or
select
The printer that I want isn't listed
. Click
Select a shared printer by name
and type in the path of the printer
in the text box, and then click
Next
.
For example:
\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name
is the name assigned during the server installation process.
4
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, you need to
specify the path to the available drivers.
5
Confirm the printer name, and then click
Next
.
6
Select
Yes
if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click
Next
.
7
If you want to verify installation, click
Print a test page
.
8
Click
Finish
.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2012
1
Right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click
Control Panel
→
Hardware and Sound
(
Hardware
for Windows Server 2012)
→
Devices and Printers
.
2
Click
Add a Printer
to launch the
Add Printer
wizard.
3
Select
Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer
. If the printer is listed, select the printer and click
Next
, or
select
The printer that I want isn't listed
. Click
Select a shared printer by name
and type in the path of the printer
in the text box, and then click
Next
.
For example:
\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name
is the name assigned during the server installation process.
4
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, you need to
specify the path to the available drivers.
5
Confirm the printer name, and then click
Next
.
6
Select
Yes
if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click
Next
.
7
If you want to verify installation, click
Print a test page
.
8
Click
Finish
.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.