How To Network your Printer #blogtanist

• Settings for advanced sharing > Save Changes after turning on file and printer sharing.
• Head over to Printers and Scanners.
• Click the printer icon in the context menu of the computer, then the Printer properties, and then select the Sharing tab.

Most printers may be automatically detected and added by more recent macOS versions. Through System Preferences, you can manually configure your system.
This article explains how to add a printer to your home network on Windows and Mac computers using an ethernet or wireless connection.

1. Adding a Network Printer with Windows

File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is a feature that is present in all current versions of Windows. With the help of this feature, a PC-connected printer can be shared with other PCs on a network regional network

In order for other devices to be able to communicate with the printer using this approach, the printer must be actively connected to the PC and switched on on the computer.

2. With this approach, a printer can be networked:

1. On the computer, enable sharing. Go to Network and Sharing Center > Advanced sharing settings in Control Panel > All Control Panel Items. Next, choose Save Changes after choosing Turn on file and printer sharing.

2. Close the window, then select the Start menu's Printers and Scanners or Devices and Printers option.

3. a picture showing the Start menu in Windows with the Printers & Scanners option selected

Select Printer Properties from the context menu of the target machine, click the Sharing tab, and then tick the Share this printer box.

Windows printer settings with the Sharing tab selected and the Share checkbox highlighted
A PC's Devices and Printers application can be used to install printers. To make the installation process easier, some printers come with software utilities (either on a CD-ROM or downloadable from the web), but these are typically optional.

note : Sharing files and networking a printer are both supported by a homegroup. Create a homegroup by using the HomeGroup option on your computer to share a printer Make sure the Printers setting in the Control Panel is turned on (for sharing), then connect to the other PCs in the group. Only Windows PCs a part of a homegroup with printer sharing enabled can use the feature.

3. Network Printers Using Devices Other Than Window

Compared to Windows, other operating systems use a slightly different approach to allow network printing:

With manual configuration options in the Print & Fax section of System Preferences, current versions of macOS can automatically detect and add specific types of printers. An application called Print Center was available in earlier versions of Mac OS X to configure printers attached to Mac computers.
On Apple iOS devices, such as the iPhone and iPad, Apple AirPrint enables Wi-Fi wireless printing. Utilizing a printer made especially for AirPrint requires using one Various Unix and Linux distributions offer standardised network printing capability. Although there are variations in user interface details, most are based on CUPS, a popular Unix printing system.
Wireless printers
A Bluetooth network feature is available on some home printers, however it is often enabled through an external adapter rather than being built-in. Mobile printing via smartphones is supported by Bluetooth printers.

Bluetooth-enabled smartphones must be put close to the printer for the operation to function because it is a short-range wireless protocol.

4. Printers with Networking Built-In Antenna.

Small-business and home network printers have a similar appearance to other types. These network printers, however, have an Ethernet port, whereas many more recent models come with an integrated Wi-Fi antenna.

Typically, network printers allow configuration data entry using a tiny keypad and screen on the printer's front. Additionally, error messages that aid in problem-solving are displayed on the screen.

To connect to the local network, update the printer's configuration as necessary (for example, the WPA wireless encryption keys or DHCP addressing).

5. Use an Ethernet cable to link an Ethernet-capable printer to a network router.

Connect a Wi-Fi printer to a wireless router or another wireless access point if the printer has that capability.

6. Printers that are wireless

While many older printers have USB connections, they do not support Ethernet or Wi-Fi. These printers are connected to a wireless home network by a specialised device called a wireless print server.

Plug the printer into the server's USB port and link the print server to a wireless network to use wireless print servers access point or router.

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