How to install a network printer in a PATH Office

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Last updated: Sept 13, 2017
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This job aid explains how to install a network printer in a PATH Office


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Step-by-step guide

To add a network printer you will need to know the printer’s name.  This is usually located on a label on the front of the printer.  Here’s how to add them.


 Adding a network printer in Windows 10

Adding a network printer in Windows 10

  1. Right-click the Start button then click Control Panel.



  2. Click In Control Panel, click Devices and Printers.



  3. At the top of the window, click Add a Printer.



  4. In the window of possible choices, click The printer that I want isn't listed.



  5. Select the option to Find a printer in the directory, based on location or feature and click Next.



  6. Now you will see a list of all network printers in all PATH offices.  You can search for a printer by name, location, or model.  You can also sort the results by the column headers.



  7. Double-click the printer you'd like to add.  Then click Next after the printer has been added successfully.
  8. Finally, choose whether or not to set the printer as a default printer and whether to print a test page or not.  Click Finish.

Setting the default printer

After adding the printers you may want to change your default printer—the printer your computer will print to unless you select a different printer.  It is normally convenient to set the printer closest to you as the default, but it can be any printer.

When adding a printer in DC

  • While any PATH staff member can connect to a DC printer/copier, the Ricoh copiers require a datawatch key card to release a document from the machine. PATH staff who are visiting the DC office will need to email dcfacilities@path.org for more details.
  • A Virtual Copier printer should be used by DC Office staff only.  Equitrac, a program installed on DC staff laptops asks for a project code every time you click Print.
  • The Virtual Copier printer places your print job in a print queue for the next 8 hours. Swipe your office Datawatch card at any of four Ricoh photocopiers in the office to release your documents for printing.
  • Staff visiting The PATH DC have to choose a printer other than Virtual Copier printers. They can print 40 pages (20 sheets) without providing their project code.
  • By default, printers print double-sided.

Additional resources

To add a network printer, you must be connected to an internal office network, such as the PATH wireless network, or connected to the network with an Ethernet cable. You cannot add a printer from the PATH-GUEST network.