Adding a Printer to my Print Server Failing

Posted by Rudi Kershaw on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Rudi Kershaw
Published on 2013-10-24T13:11:50Z Indexed on 2013/10/24 15:59 UTC
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So, on the Windows Server page I read the following.

Step 4: Add Network Printers Automatically

Print Management (Printmanagement.msc) can automatically detect all the printers that are located on the same subnet as the computer on which you are running Print Management, install the appropriate printer drivers, set up the queues, and share the printers.

To automatically add network printers to a printer server Open the Administrative Tools folder, and then double-click Print Management. In the Printer Management tree, right-click the appropriate server, and then click Add Printer. On the Printer Installation page of the Network Printer Installation Wizard, click Search the network for printers, and then click Next. If prompted, specify which driver to install for the printer.

So, I have got to this point, made sure the printer (Canon MP620) is on and correctly plugged into the network. However, when I click "Search the network for printers", the wizard doesn't find it. Now, I can't get any further. Is there anything I could be doing wrong? How should I proceed moving forwards?

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