How to set up your network printer

When you set up your network printer, you can easily commission prints from multiple devices - whether you want to print from a smartphone, notebook, or additional PCs in the home.

If your printer that you want to set up as a network printer has WLAN, you can connect the device to your WLAN network via the control panel. By having the WLAN connection, you can also conveniently print something from your smartphone or tablet without having to have a computer turned on.Whether you connect the network printer via WLAN, LAN or USB, in most cases you will need to share the printer directly under Windows. Don't forget to install the latest driver of your printer on your PC. You can get the corresponding software on the official sites of the respective manufacturers.

Set up network printer: Share in Windows

To finish setting up your network printer, you need to share it:

1. Install the printer on your PC.
2. Open the Control Panel. In Windows 10, type the term for it in Windows Search. In older versions of Windows, open the Start menu and click "Control Panel."
3. Open the "Devices and Printers" category. Rechtsklicken Sie Ihren Drucker und öffnen Sie die „Eigenschaften“.
4. Im Reiter „Freigabe“ klicken Sie nun auf „Freigabeoptionen ändern“. Aktivieren Sie „Drucker freigeben“ und legen Sie einen Namen für das Gerät fest. Speichern Sie die Freigabe mit „OK“.

Nun können Teilnehmer des Netzwerks auch mit anderen Geräten auf den Drucker zugreifen und bequem drucken.