Connect to a Printer Using its IP Address

Most of the time when we connect to our printers at home we use either a USB cable\connection or connect to them wirelessly. Windows likes to use what they a WSD (Web Services for Devices) port but sometimes they can be a little unreliable, especially with wireless printers and you might find that you can't connect to your printer.

What you can do is find the IP address of your printer and then configure Windows to connect directly to that IP address to help make your printer more reliable when it comes to its connection.

Here is a writeup of the process on our website.

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[romanfromtexas]

You saved the day! My mother was going crazy about her printer not working and your video helped. Thank you!

[vickyannpaintingwithoils]

I have been driving myself nuts with the setup software and WPS for hours. I am so glad I found you! Thank you and God Bless!

[transformer]

How to assign the printer a static IP, thanks what you showed us helped a lot

[abdulqadirkhattak]

Sir how to find IP address of a printer which is password protected. When i go to printer properties it does not show it IP address in location.

[atiredblue]

Thanks! I started a new job where I have to add peoples printers to the network and I can’t some of them to work but I think now with this you saved me

[trochelle]

Thank You So Much. I was about to chunk this printer.

[train]

Awsome help sir, thanku very much indeed, steve from the uk😊

[SportsRecord]

There must have been a dozen misleading wastes of time. Thank you very much for making it so easy.

[RavenPunk-wg]

How can I print the IP address if I can't get it to print?

[coletteelliott]

I got a printer from someone but I don’t know the up address for it and I do not have it connected yet bc it’s new to me how the heck am I supposed to figure it out

[ExplorewithHari]

Any Printer Connect to the Ip Address
I need this type of printers HP MFP 1005 AND CANON LBP 2900
HOW TO ADDING

[RavenPunk-wg]

How do you go to the printer yo get it to print out your ip address?

[mmitchellhouston]

Thanks. I forgot all about PINGing the printer's IP.

[wodcfyn]

Im currently trynna print a mother days card and idk my ip asress and h cant find it :, (

[Ja]

if I'm using a printer with a USB connection, there is no IP address; how do I find and allocate a valid IP address for the printer then?

[janicemayo]

Thank you! As soon as I did this the printer started spitting out my document.

[muhammadasif]

would you plz explain how did you get the ip address for printer is 192.168.1.20

[hitmusicmedia]

I have windows 7 and i dont know how to find printer ip...please help me

[_royce_sahab_]

which ip address u udes? plz reply is it network ip address?

[JohnS-umlm]

My printer goes off line all the time even though it’s on. When I pinged the ip address it says request timed out. Now what?