Installing Network Printer to Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Section 1 – Prerequisites Go to your vendor’s web site and download the appropriate x86 and x64 print drivers. For my needs, I downloaded the drivers for Windows 7 (32bit) and Windows 2012 (64 bit). Next, extract the driver files to subfolders. In my case, the HP files I downloaded are self-extracting files. But be sure you uncheck the option to run the install immediately after extracting the files. Finally, before proceeding, make sure you know the IP address of your network printer. Section 2 – Add the Network Printer Go to Control Panel –> View Devices and Printers (under Hardware) Click on Add a Printer. It will scan for new printers, and we should expect that it will not find any. Click on The printer that I want isn’t listed link. On the next screen, click on the Add a local or network printer as an administrator link. The scan will run again, and (again) we will click on The printer that I want isn’t listed link. Select the Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostna...