Hooking up a printer wirelessly

[Emmielyn]

I need help. I know this can be done, I have seen it. But, I don't remember how. Someone please walk me through the steps of hooking my laptop onto my printer via online or wireless. I do have a wireless router if that helps.

I don't like having to run across the room and physically hook the printer cable up to my laptop, every time I need to print. I would like to be able to print from my computer and just go pick up my pages when I am ready. Thanks!

[Rock]

Originally Posted by Emmielyn

I need help. I know this can be done, I have seen it. But, I don't remember how. Someone please walk me through the steps of hooking my laptop onto my printer via online or wireless. I do have a wireless router if that helps.

I don't like having to run across the room and physically hook the printer cable up to my laptop, every time I need to print. I would like to be able to print from my computer and just go pick up my pages when I am ready. Thanks!

Hi Emmielyn, when you search for a printer from the laptop, is it able to locate it ? You'd need to have the printer drivers installed on your Laptop along with it (printer) setup/shared to pick up the printer by default by the laptop.

[Emmielyn]

If I know the name and model of the printer, can I download the printer drivers off the internet? If so, would I then be able to wireless find the printer and connect it from my laptop?

[DPS Computing]

Look on your network and sharing centre. You should be able to see the printer there as long as the printer is hooked up physically to a computer that is on and connected to the wireless network.

[paul]

A follow-up question: Will the printer connect-directly to the router to serve as a Network Printer?

[esnail]

Is the printer wireless? Or does it have an ethernet connection? Conventional USB printers may not be add to a network unless it is specifically a network printer, or your router has a built in print server.

[paul]

Thank you for your response.