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Setting Up a Windows Server 2008 R2 Print Server

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Manually Adding Network Printers to a Print Server
== Manually Adding Network Printers to a Print Server ==
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The preceding section discussed the use of auto-detection to locate and install and network attached printer. This section will cover the manual installation of a network printer. As with auto-detection, begin by invoking the Print Management tool (''Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Print Management''), unfold the ''Print Servers'' category from the list in the left pane, right click the local or remote print server to which the new printer is to be added and select ''Add Printer...''. This will launch the ''Network Printer Installation Wizard''. On the initial page of the wizard select the option labeled ''Add a TCP/IP or Web Services Printer by IP address or hostname'' and click ''Next'' to proceed to the ''Printer Address'' screen. If the type of printer is known (''TCP/IP device'' or ''Web Services Printer'') make the appropriate selection. Alternatively, leave the setting as ''Auto Detect'' to have the wizard identify the printer type. Enter the IP address or hostname of the printer to be added to the print server. The wizard will automatically generate a unique port name to accompany the IP address or hostname. The option is also provided to have the wizard attempt to identify the appropriate driver for the new printer. The following figure illustrates the screen as described:

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