Printer setup – Dell C3760dn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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Printer Setup

You can install your new printer on the network using the

Software and Documentation

disc that shipped with your

printer, or using Microsoft Windows’ Add Printer wizard.

Installing a Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard

1 Click StartDevices and Printers (StartControl PanelHardware and SoundPrinters for Windows Vista

and Windows Server 2008).

For Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012:
Under Desktop mode, right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click

Control PanelHardware

and Sound (Hardware for Windows Server 2012)→ Devices and Printers.

2 Click Add a printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3 Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.
4 In the list of available printers, select the one you want to use, and then click Next.

NOTE:

In the list of available printers, the WSD printer is displayed in the form of

http://IP address/ws

/.

NOTE:

If no WSD printer is displayed in the list, enter the printer's IP address manually to create a WSD printer. To enter

the printer's IP address manually, follow the instructions below.

For Windows Server 2008 R2, to create a WSD printer, you must be a member of Administrators group.

1. Click The printer that I want isn't listed.

2. Select Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname and click Next.

3. Select Web Services Device from Device type.

4. Enter the printer's IP address in the Hostname or IP address text box and click Next.

NOTE:

Before installing the driver using the Add Printer wizard on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, perform one of

the following:

Establish the Internet connection so that Windows Update can scan your computer.

Add the printer driver to your computer.

5 If prompted, install the printer driver on your computer. If you are prompted for an administrator password or

confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

6 Complete the additional steps in the wizard, and then click Finish.
7 Print a test page to verify print installation.

a

Click StartDevices and Printers (StartControl PanelHardware and SoundPrinters for Windows

Vista and Windows Server 2008).

For Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012:
Under Desktop mode, right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click

Control Panel

Hardware and Sound (Hardware for Windows Server 2012)→ Devices and Printers.

b

Right-click the printer you just created, and then click Printer properties (Properties for Windows Vista and

Windows Server 2008).

c

On the General tab, click Print Test Page. When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.

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