If you are interested in connecting the printer via a network cable, then first purchase the appropriate cord, which must be crimped. Try to buy it at a reliable outlet so that after you have connected the mfp to a computer, you do not have any problems with the transfer of data from one device to another. Otherwise, printing may be very slow or it will not be reproduced at all. You can also buy cable and connectors and crimp the cable of the required length yourself.
First step
- Connect one end of the crimped wire to the printer, and the other directly to the computer system unit. After that, press the button on the office equipment, which is responsible for printing the device configuration. This will give you an IP address printed on a piece of paper.
- Next, you will need to open the “Start” menu and go to “Control Panel”. There, open the section with devices and printers that are connected to the computer.
- On the top panel, click on “Add a device”, after which a window of the Add Printer Wizard will open in front of you. In it, you should select the first item, i.e. “Add a local printer”, next to which it is written that this option can be used only if there is no USB printer. Click on “Next”.
- Now a window should open in front of you prompting you to select a port for the printer. You should check the second point, i.e. “Create a new port”. In the drop-down list, select this option: “Standart TCP / IP Port”. Having solved this problem, click “Next”. In the request that appears, you need to enter the IP address, and then click on “OK”.
- Then a window will appear prompting you to install the office equipment driver. Specify where to get it from by clicking on the “Browse” button. If necessary, click on “Windows Update”, so that the system will automatically download the appropriate software for the printer connected to the computer. But keep in mind that the Internet connection in this case must be in an active state.
- In addition, it is advisable to change the IP from automatic to manual. To do this, you need to log into the web interface of your printer, after opening any web browser and entering the current IP address of the device there, for example, “http://192.168.1.2/”. Then you should go to “Printer Settings” and find the tab with the corresponding item and line. But keep in mind that you don’t need to change the IP address itself, the main thing is to change the value from “automatic” to “manual”.
- Open the properties of your device and go to the access tab. There you should check the item that implies the provision of general access to this device.
Second phase
- Most likely, you will probably need to set up the PC from which you will print. Those. if before that you installed a local printer and created a new port, now in the “Devices and Printers” panel in adding a device you need to click on the item “Add network, wireless …”. Those. now you are connecting the network device.
- In the next window, the system will try to search for the necessary equipment over the network, but you can not wait for the completion of this procedure and assign it manually.
- The OS will ask you how to find a new printer. You just need to click on “Browse” and select from the list of devices included in the configured network (in your case there will be only one device) and select the one that is physically connected to your PC.
- Having opened the required computer, you will see the necessary printing office equipment. If Windows itself can find the appropriate drivers, then no more questions will arise and you will receive a message stating that the process has come to an end.
After making the settings, try to connect. In general, a device connected to a computer via a network cable should be visible to the operating system and at the same time be in a fully functional state.