Adding a Network Printer for Windows 10

  • Updated

This article contains directions on how to add a Florida Gulf Coast University Network Printer.

Step 1

Locate the name of the printer you are trying to add. The name can be found on the printer itself and is formatted like the following: PRN-00000. (Our example will be using PRN-50042)

Step 2

Click on the magnifying glass located on the bottom right corner of your screen. mceclip0.png Once done, this will prompt a search bar. Type in " Printers & Scanners," you should see it find this option under system settings. Click on this option.

Step 3

You will be prompted with a new window titled " Printers & Scanners." Click on the plus button next to where it says, "Add a printer or scanner."mceclip1.png

Step 4

Look for the name of the printer you are looking for in the list that appears. For our example, we are using PRN-50042.

mceclip2.png

Step 5

Once located, click on it, and it'll prompt you to add the device: click on "Add Device."

mceclip3.png

Step 6

It'll start connecting to the printer, and you should see it be added to your list of printer and scanners as well. 

mceclip4.png

mceclip5.png

Step 7 (Testing)

To print, a test page clicks on the name and select "Manage."

mceclip0.png

Proceed to click on "Print a test page."

mceclip1.png

This should print a test page.