Printer Connection and Software Installation 101
• For Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit Edition, and Windows Server 2012
1 On the Desktop screen, place the mouse pointer in the upper right corner of the screen and
move the mouse down, and then select Settings.
2 Click Control Panel → Network and Internet → View network computers and devices.
3 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
4 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.
5 Click Install driver.
6 Wait until the driver is copied from the server to the client computer. A new printer object will be
added to the Devices and Printers folder. The time taken for these activities varies based on
network traffic.
7 Print a test page to verify installation.
a On the Desktop screen, place the mouse pointer in the upper right corner of the screen and
move the mouse down, and then select Settings.
b Click Control Panel → Hardware and Sound (Hardware for Windows Server 2012) →
Devices and Printers.
c Right-click the printer you just created and select Printer properties.
d On the General tab, click Print Test Page.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
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