CCNA TRAINING - Wireless Printer with Windows Vista OS
As the topic speaks for itself this article contains information regarding the use of wireless printers in Vista environment
. Today we live in that world of mobility. All we need is not just a desk and a desktop to work with in an office cabin. The world has become mobile'. Technologies have changed their trend of being wired to wireless. Previously we used wired telephone sets now it's the mobile phones world. Postal service was the only way of communication in previous time now it's just a few seconds to e-mail someone instead of waiting for days to get your letter delivered. Printers have become wireless these days. Using printers with windows Vista has several advantages.
Advantages:
As we know Windows Vista has changed many things to easily run an OS by a simple user. Vista has a UAC (User Account Control) system that has enabled user to do several tasks that could only be performed by the administrators previously. Installing printers is one of them. Using a wireless printer has many advantages including mobility of use as now you can sit anywhere in your office/home and print your document without actually going to the printer room and doing so. It's economical as now the use of a single hardware is enough to cater the demand of the whole office. No worries about detached cables from the printers. One printer could easily be managed and maintained instead of getting many technicians for several wired printers.
Before Installing A Wireless Printer:
There are several things that one should have in mind before installing a wireless printer. Installing a wireless printer means setting up of a wireless network first that includes a broadband/DSL connection, a wireless router that could establish communication between the users (computers) and the hardware (printers). There should be a LAN network present to use this wireless printer from anywhere in the building. And most importantly a wireless printer that has Wi-Fi enabled in it. So before we install a wireless printer we should be confident that our network is able to support a wireless communication.
How To Install A Wireless Printer?
As we know to install a wireless printer in Vista we need to add a printer first using control panel. Then we need to assign a port. The port should be a TCP/IP port. Then we need to give the IP address to the printer so that all the network computers could communicate to the printer. Then simply install the printer driver. If the driver is not in the recommended list then provide a CD for the driver to install. Now enjoy tour newly installed printer and have fun.
CCNA TRAINING - Wireless Printer with Windows Vista OS