Connecting to Printers with Windows 7

1. From the Start orb, select Devices and Printers. From the Devices and Printers dialog box, click on the Add a printer button.
   
2. Select Add a local printer from the Add Printer dialog box. This is counter-intuitive. Your printer is on the network, but Windows considers a direct connection to be a local printer.
   
3. Click  on Create a new port. Select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list of available ports. Then click Next.
   
4. Enter the IP address of the printer. To determine the IP address, go to the physical printer. Look for a piece of tape on the printer. That piece of tape should have a number on it in the form 999.999. Remember that number. At your computer, enter 134.121. followed by the number on the printer. All IP addresses at WSU Pullman begin with 134.121. The remaining octets identify your printer. Click Next.
   
5. Windows talks to the printer at that IP address. If your computer is networking correctly, Windows will determine the make and model of your printer. Click Next.
   
6. Windows will create the connection to your printer. Windows may have to fetch the printer driver from Windows Update which can take more than five minutes.
   
7. The printer has been created. Windows prompts you to share the printer. The policy in Fulmer is to not share the printer. Select Do not share this printer. Click Next.
   
8. Windows confirms that the printer has been added. Set it as default if you wish. Click Finish..
9. You can see your new printer in the dialog box.