Summary
Adding a printer to your device means setting up your computer to send documents or files to a specific printer for printing. This article details two different options for mapping a network printer on Windows devices.
How-To
Task: To add a printer using the Network Path
Instructions
Step 1 - Click the Windows button at the bottom left of your screen and type in \\printers2.plymouth.edu and then press Enter
![enter the network path](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=96404a9f-c6ff-40ae-96be-0f0834a92f1e.PNG)
Step 2 - In the window that opens up, double-click the printer that you want to map to.
![browing printers](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=4c0741f9-38f9-4cd8-88c1-40bd806bd328.PNG)
Step 3 - A "Windows Printer Installation" window like the one below should appear once you double-click the printer you want to map
![install drivers](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=d20a40fa-39a0-40e4-99af-4632aa43ad1a.png)
Step 4 - Once the printer has been successfully installed a window like the one below will open up. You can now print to the mapped printer normally.
![install printer drivers finished](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=a746620b-362f-4772-89bb-2d27d92f1c95.PNG)
Outcome
You have successfully mapped a network printer to your Windows device.
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Task: To add a printer using the Control Panel.
Instructions
Step 1 - In the Search box in the lower left corner, type control panel
![search for control panel](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=da48185d-12e7-495a-a193-e55263d1045b.PNG)
Step 2 - Click under the “Hardware and Sound” title the "View devices and printers"
![view devices and printers](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=18e00066-cf70-4f84-8a46-1546c09d5824.png)
Step 3 - Click "Add a printer" in the upper ribbon on the screen
![add a printer](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=74204c8a-fd90-4bba-90bc-539a328ca434.PNG)
Step 4 - Click the "The printer that I want isn’t listed" link under the list of devices
![The printer that I want isn’t listed](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=7a04b343-e8b5-45c7-b00b-2bc41dd53fb1.png)
Step 5 - Click the radio button for "Select a shared printer by name"
Step 6 - Enter in \\printers2.plymouth.edu\<printer name>
Step 7 - Click the Next button
![select a shared printer](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=3537e898-6b39-43ce-952a-7b4ad0b28b84.png)
Step 7 - You have the option to print a test page by clicking the "Print a test page" button or click the "Finish" button
![finished](https://td.usnh.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=4f777710-cbeb-4093-b3ba-a67efbf153af.PNG)
Outcome
You have successfully mapped a network printer to your Windows device.
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Further Readings
PSU Central Printing: Adding a Xerox Multi-Function (MFD) printer - Apple Mac
Xerox Support
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