How to find out the printer port

Not rarely, users of technology are faced with the problem of how to find out the printer connector. Even a beginner will be able to solve this issue; for this, it is not necessary to search for special software. You can find out the connector with the usual settings directly in Windows.

How can I determine the printer port

If you need to know the equipment connector, then you first need to know that most old devices of this type use the so-called LPT port as a connection.

Attention! As for equipment with USB, their main number has a special function called Plug & Play.

This option is used to define and configure the device configuration in the computer:

1. To determine the port you need to go to the main menu by pressing the "Start" key. In the list of devices that appears, you need to find the section "Printers and Faxes" and click on it.
2. In the list of equipment that appears, find the icon and the name of the device used for printing, and right-click on it to display the device menu. In the list that appears, find the "Properties" menu.
3. In the new dialog menu, go to the ports section. Here you can find out the connector used for the printing device.
4. To use a new device on your computer, use the Start button to open the Control Panel and find the Printers. Then go to the submenu with a list of equipment for printing.
5. In the window to the left you need to find the option responsible for installing the equipment for printing. After click on it twice with the mouse and, skipping the first dialog menu, click "Next."
6. Find the line "Local equipment" in the new installation wizard menu and check the box. Wait a certain time until the system independently finds the device connected to the computer. If the installation wizard did not find the module that is responsible for connecting the printed equipment, then click "Next" and enter "Use port". In the menu that appears, click "LPT 1". At the end, it is necessary to save the added changes and make manipulations, which will then appear in the window.

Depending on Windows

Installation of printing equipment, taking into account the operating system.

For Windows 10

Most often, to set up the printing equipment, it just needs to be connected to the PC. To do this, plug the USB printer cable into the USB connector, connect the printer to the network and turn it on:

1. Go to "Start", after the "Options" menu, select "Devices".
2. Find "Add". After a while, the computer will determine the printing equipment, then "Add a device."
3. If the printer is not in the list, click "Equipment is missing", then follow the instructions to add the device manually using several options.

For Windows 7

First, you need to examine the tab with information about all printers connected to the computer. Through the "Start" enter the "Control Panel" and click.

A list of available devices appears. Go to the "Printers" and the name to determine your own. This is especially true if several printers are connected to the computer. Right-click on the desired device and go to "Printer Properties".

In the new menu, most likely, there will be several tabs. You need to find the item "General". In the line "Location" is usually specified the exact IP, for example, 192.172.15.0. Rewrite it, so in the future you can determine the port of a particular printer.

In general, there is nothing complicated about installing a printing device on a computer. The most important thing to correctly determine the method of connection.