Printers are an essential part of almost all jobs , their function is to print on sheets the documents that the user or users need. The problem occurs when there are multiple workers in a large office and they only have one printer.
However, for this, companies such as HP integrated the network function into their computers . That allows more than one computer to print to the same network printer device.
How to connect a printer to my PC?
When we talk about printers, different brands come to mind, and it is precisely the way to connect a printer to a computer or PC depends on which brand this is. Although the way to connect them is quite similar among all.
This is the case of some printers, including multifunctional printers , just by being connected to the PC through the USB cable , they are ready to be used. Others require the installation of certain programs.
If you want to connect a printer to a computer, you must take into account and follow the procedure that we are going to indicate below:
- Make sure you have the printer’s USB connection cable on hand so that you can connect it to the PC and make sure to position the printer in a stable place and close enough to the PC so that it establishes the connection correctly
Connect the printer to a source and press the power button on the printer - Connect the printer to the PC via the USB cable. It is recommended that the PC is already turned on and unlocked
- Press the PC menu icon and select the ” configuration ” section
- Press the option of “devices”, “printers or scanners”
- Select ” add printer or scanner .” Here the name of the printer that was previously connected with the USB cable should automatically come out. Usually this name consists of the printer model along with other information about the printer.
- press the name of the printer and select “add device” and select the printer
Once the printer is connected to the PC, for the installation and configuration of the printer , it will display a configuration that you must customize and perhaps a software or driver that you must install .
New printers come with a CD containing the program that you must install after it is connected, and in case you don’t have it, you can download it online .
How to see if a printer is on the network and connected to my PC?
Network printers usually use wired or wireless Ethernet connection . Once the printer is connected, we must share it on the network. This is done so that more computers can access it and that its users can print through Internet controls.
To make sure that the printer is connected to our PC and to a network, we must look at the PC configuration , under “devices”, then “printers and devices”. Here we will have the option to see which printers we have added to our PC and the option to add more.
When printing a document on a sheet through our network printer, if it is not connected to a network, it will immediately throw up the notification on the screen and the printing process will not be completed. If the printer is connected to a network, the process will be successful.
If you are using the mobile with the printer application, to print remotely , you can see if the printer is on the network just by checking its status through the application menu.
Advantages of network printers
For some, the greatest advantage of network printers is that no matter where they are installed, you can order them to print the documents you want through a remote connected to the internet.
Another advantage is that we will not have the need to have so many cables in the place where it has been installed. As long as the printer has a stable internet connection and a power source, it will suffice. In the same way, it can be used not only with one, but with several computers.
Some modern printers even have a mobile application from which you can send to print through a mobile device or tablet, we can also convert a cable printer to wireless with bluetooth .
