Installation of TCP/IP Printer in Windows XP Using the Printer's IP Address

Using the IP address of a printer is one way to set up a printer on your Windows XP computer. You will need to get the ip address of the printer; ask your friendly technical support person for help in getting this information.

1. Start → Settings → Printers.
2. Double-click on Add Printer & press Next.
3. Make sure that the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer is NOT selected. Select Local Printer & press Next.
4. If it for a printer with a new IP address, select Create a new port & select Standard TCP/IP port from the type menu, and press Next. If the port was previously created, select that port with the proper IP address.
5. Type in the IP address of the printer & press OK.
6. Select the manufacturer from the left pane & select the model of the printer from the right pane & press Next.
7. Name the printer as you like & decide whether this printer is to be the default printer, and press Next.
8. Decide whether to share the printer or not, and press Next.
9. Decide whether to print a test page or not, and press Next.
10. Press Finish to complete the installation.