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== Adding Network Printers to the Print Server using Auto-detect ==
Obviously, a print server without any printers isn't going to be of much use. Not surprisingly, therefore, the next step after installing Print Services is to add printers. Printers may either be network based, or locally connected to the server. In the case of network printers, these may be added either manually or using auto-detection. Under auto-detection, Print Management scans the subnet on which the server resides and searches for any devices it can identify as being printers. As printers are detected on the network they are displayed in a list where they may be selected and added to the print server.
To add network printers using auto-detection, open the Print Management tool via ''Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Print Management'', unfold the ''Print Servers'' 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 display the ''Network Printer Installation Wizard'' as illustrated below:
[[Image:windows_server_2008_network_printer_wizard.jpg|The Windows Server 2008 Network Printer Wizard]]
In order to have the wizard search for printers on the network, ensure that the ''Search for network printers'' is selected and click on ''Next''. At this point the wizard will begin the process of scanning the network for printers. As each printer is detected it will be listed. In the following example, the wizard has detected an HP Deskjet 5800 printer on the network with an IP address of 192.168.2.10:
[[Image:windows_server_2008_network_printer_search.jpg|Scanning for Network Printers]]
If no printers are detected, ensure that the printers are connected to the network and powered on and are on the same subnet as the print server. Once the scan is complete, select the required printer from the list and click ''Next'' to proceed to the ''Printer Driver'' screen. If a driver for the printer is already installed, select it from the drop down list. Alternatively select the ''Install a new driver'' option and click ''Next'' to proceed to the ''Printer Installation'' screen where a list of printer manufacturers and models is presented. Select the make and model of the printer from the list:
[[Image:windows_server_2008_printer_make_and_model.jpg|Selecting the manufacturer and model of a Network Printer]]
If the amek and model of printer are not listed, check to see if the printer was suppled with a driver disk, or whether a driver can be obtained from the manufacturer's web site. Assuming this to be the case, use the ''Have Disk'' button to browse for and select the appropriate manufacturer driver. With either a printer selected from the list, or a suitable driver specified, click on ''Next'' to configure the ''Printer Name and Share Settings''. On this screen, enter the name by which the new printer will be shared to clients over the network. If the printer is not to be shared, ensure that the ''Share this printer'' is not selected. Also, enter a location description (for example, "Printer in Accounts") and comment if desired. Click ''Next'' to display the printer summary screen as illustrated below where the selected settings are presented for review:
[[Image:windows_server_2008_new_printer_summary.jpg|New network printer settings summary screen]]
Assuming the configuration summary is correct, click ''Next'' to install the new printer. At this point the wizard will report that the driver has bene successfully installed and that a test page is ready to be printed. If another printer is to be added to the print server, select the ''Add Another Printer'' option to instruct the wizard to loop back to the start of the installation process.
