When a printer is connected and setup on your company network, you can usually start printing right away, after it is deployed to the assigned workstations. However, if you want to add a company printer to a personal device, such as a laptop, this article provides the following instructions to connect directly to the printer, without installing additional printer software or drivers.


Solution

  1. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Devices > Printers & scanners



  2. Select 'Add a printer or scanner'

  3. After your device briefly searches for nearby printers on the network, select 'The printer that I want isn't listed'

  4. Select 'Select a shared printer by name' and click 'Browse'

  5. In the address bar, type the server name that is hosting the connection to the printer (Example: '\\Server-DC1', or '\\Server-FS1', without quotes)

  6. If you are not authenticated with the server, it will prompt you to sign in. Use your company login credentials.

  7. Select the printer you wish to add to your device

  8. Select 'Next'



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