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Connecting second laptop to network printer

Trenny
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Posted March 1, 2013 at 2:43PM

I have a canon mg5250 printer connected by wifi to my laptop. How do I connect my husband's laptop to this, please? Do I have to install the printer hardware in his laptop first? I have the printer in my printers folder and have gone into the aharing tab. Can I install it from this by just giving it a name and ticking the box - or is that too simple? I don't want to have too cal in an engineer if i muck it up!

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Terry Brown

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Posted March 1, 2013 at 2:56PM

As it is connected by WiFi, it should be as simple as installing the software on your husbands computer and the sending it via the network to his computer.

terry

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted March 1, 2013 at 3:01PM

Yes you will need to set the printer up on his laptop.

See setting up the Driver ans software here

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Trenny

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Posted March 1, 2013 at 5:31PM

Many thanks, Terry. I have installed the software from the setup disk, but have come unstuck as 'it' cannot detect the printer. There are several options, including settings, which are beyond me - I have been ill and am not feeling too bright, which doesn't help. Yes, the printer is turned on. Can I do it by the network and sharing centre, I wonder, from his Windows 7 laptop? Mine is a Vista. Going to this,In the network map I have: Philip-Tosh.....? Sheila-laptop-TalkTalk - internet

icon of mg5200 with rays coming out of it -

"The following devices could not be placed on this map [icon of computer screen] when i click on this I get "canon-memory-share". Any ideas? I feel I am almost there. Sheila

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Terry Brown

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Posted March 1, 2013 at 8:50PM

Have you created the network link for both computers.

On XP it is necessary to open Control Panel (from Desktop)and go to Netwoirk setup wizard, follow the instructions to create a network on your system, create the network disk (copy to USB stick) and plug it into your husbands computer and run the program therefore creating a link.

I believe window 7 and previous version (Vista & XP) have different protocols. Please find link which explains how to connect.

Terry

Vista and windows 7 connect

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Trenny

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Posted March 6, 2013 at 9:13PM

It has worked! I closed the laptop down with the install disk still in. The next day I took the disc out., then replaceit and went through the "search" routine again and this time it found the connection. Problem solved! Many thanks.

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