ITS Tech Tips: Windows Tips

Adding a Network Printer with a PC

In order to hook up a network printer to your PC, you will first need to know the following:

• Tag number of the printer
• Make and model of the printer.

You can look on the printer itself for the tag number or ask your department secretary.

• Open the Start menu and click Printers and Faxes.
• Click the Add a Printer button in the Printer Tasks section.

The Add a Printer Wizard appears.

• Click Next.
• Select the option to add a network printer.

• Click Next.
• Select the Browse for a printer option.
• Click Next.
• Double click NDPS Printers to expand the list.

• Double click NDPS Controlled Access Printers.
• Double click CWU_TREE.
• Double click CWU.
• Double click the organizational unit (Acad, Admin, PresOff, SAffairs, etc...) that you belong to.
• Double click your department (HR, AMBE, DSS, etc...).
• Click the printer that you wish to add.

• Click Next.
• You may get prompted to install the printer. If so, click Yes.
• Select whether or not to use this printer by default as desired.
• Click Next.
• Click Finish.

From any open program such as Word, you will see this printer from the print dialog box.

Page last updated 01/07/09. Send questions or comments to ITS Training.