How to set up a printer via usb

Modern printers and MFPs, as opposed to the old analogs adapted for connection to notebooks and other mobile computers. To configure printing devices it is necessary to use additional utilities or means of operating systems.

You will need

printer;
- cable USB USB B;
- the driver files.

Instruction

Connect the printer to a landline or a mobile computer. To implement this process, you will need the cable of USB format-USB B. Turn on the computer and the printing device. Wait for the download equipment.

Install the drivers appropriate for this printer model. It is best to use a special program that allows you to change the settings of the printing device.

If after this process the printer was not recognized by the system, independently add new device. Open the start menu and navigate to control panel.

Click on the icon "Printers and other devices". In the new menu select the item "Printers and faxes". Now click with the left mouse button on the icon for your printer. In this case, you must follow the model name of the printing device. Go to "Installing devices".

In the first dialog menu, select the type of access to the printer. If you want to use this equipment only with this computer, select "Local printer". Click "Next".

In the next window select the port on which you connected the printer. It is important to note that you must specify only port type (USB), not to select a specific slot number. Wait some time until the device will be determined by the system.

Close the add printer wizard. Open the program that you have installed together with the drivers. Adjust the operating parameters of the printing device. To do this, select paint consumption, enable the desired modes of printing, and then specify the page orientation (portrait or landscape).

If you use a non-standard paper for printing, be sure to specify its type. This will improve the quality of the printer.

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