


Click on the "General" tab and select "Preferences.Right Click on the appropriate printer and select "Printer Properties".Go to Start Menu and select Devices and Printers.More sophisticated models may open customized menus but if the printer is capable of duplex the option should be present. Setting a printer for duplex printing varies with the model but most printers around the department will adhere to the general method for setting duplex described herewith. Finally, you will be asked if you wish to set the newly-added printer as your default printer - set the option to your desired value, and then click Finish.Īs part of the departmental drive to save energy we are also encouraging the use of duplex printing. This can be any name of your choice, but we suggest using the first part of the network name of the printer (i.e., printername in the examples above). Your computer will then hopefully communicate with the network printer, and ask you to enter a printer name.
#Change printer name windows 10 network driver
Tick the "Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use" box.If you are told that the port name is already in use, you can change this to any other value Port name: this will automatically be set to the value above.Hostname or IP address: the network name of the printer (e.g.Select "Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname" and click Next.Check the wireless connection (for wireless printers). If your USB isn’t recognized, see Automatically diagnose and fix Windows USB problems. choose "The printer I want isn't listed" Make sure that the printers USB cable is properly connected from the printer to your PC.click Add a printer (near the top of the screen).go to Control Panel and select Devices and Printers (you can search using the box at the top-right hand corner).Next, ensure that the printer is switched on and then: This may be printed on a label on the printer, or you can ask your group computer rep. You will first need to find out the name of the printer(s) you wish to use, which should be of the form printername.ch.cam.ac.uk or printername.ch.uk.
