UWE Corporate Staff Laptops

Connecting to Network Printers in Windows XP or 7

You need to firstly find out the printer name, this will be something like BA-AMD-LJ08. You may find it useful to look at the list of network printer names, or just look at somebody else's computer who can currently print to the printer you want to use. Once you have the printer name you can follow the instructions below to add the printer to your thick client profile. Once the printer has been added you can print to it.

  1. Click Start - Settings – Printers

  1. The following window will appear:
  2. Double-click Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will appear. Click Next for the following:

  1. Ensure Network printer server is selected, then click Next. The Connect to Printer dialog box will appear:
  2. Find the printer you want to add (should start with \\PSAR-UWE05\), and double-click it.
  3. If there are already some printers installed you'll be asked if you want to set this new printer as the default:

  1. Answer Yes or No as appropriate (this can be changed later, once the printer is installed).
  2. You will be told that the network printer has been successfully installed:

  1. Click Finish and repeat as necessary for any other required network printers. Note that currently installed printers can be found by looking in the printers folder, via Start - Settings - Printers.