{"id":2626,"date":"2024-08-14T18:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:19:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-02T00:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T23:46:18","slug":"how-to-add-a-network-printer-in-active-directory-on-windows-server-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/how-to-add-a-network-printer-in-active-directory-on-windows-server-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Network Printer in Active Directory on Windows Server 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, here&#8217;s a guide on how to add a network printer in an Active Directory environment on Windows VPSServer 2019:<\/p>\n<h3>How to Add a Network Printer in Active Directory on Windows VPSServer 2019<\/h3>\n<h4>Prerequisites:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Active Directory installed on your Windows VPSServer 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Administrative credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Network printer available on the network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Steps:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Open Active Directory Users and Computers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <code>Win + X<\/code> and select &#8220;Active Directory Users and Computers&#8221; from the menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Locate the Printers Container:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Active Directory Users and Computers, navigate to the &#8220;Users&#8221; or &#8220;Computers&#8221; container or create an Organizational Unit (OU) for printers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Add a New Printer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Right-click on the container where you want to add the printer.<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;New&#8221; and then select &#8220;Printer.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Run the Printer Installation Wizard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Printer Installation Wizard will open. Click &#8220;Next&#8221; to begin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Select a Network Printer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the option to add a network printer and click &#8220;Next.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Enter Printer Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the network path or UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) of the printer. This typically looks like \\printer-server\\printer-name.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the wizard to provide additional details, such as printer drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Complete the Wizard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish the wizard, and the printer will be added to the selected container in Active Directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Verify Printer Installation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the &#8220;Printers&#8221; folder on the server to ensure the printer has been added successfully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Users within the Active Directory domain should now be able to find and install the printer by browsing the directory.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the steps might slightly vary based on your specific printer model and network configuration. Always refer to the printer&#8217;s documentation and Microsoft&#8217;s official resources for detailed information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-author-box\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #ddd;margin-top:20px;padding-top:15px;\">\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> \u0141ukasz Bodziony<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.netcloud24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\">Windows VPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u0141ukasz Bodziony is the CEO and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\">NETCLOUD24<\/a>, a global VPS hosting brand proudly originating from Poland. With extensive experience in cloud computing, virtualization, and server management, he delivers high-performance <strong>Windows VPS<\/strong> and <strong>Remote Desktop Services (RDS)<\/strong> solutions to clients across Europe, North America, and beyond.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>His expertise covers a wide range of technologies, including <strong>Microsoft Azure<\/strong>, <strong>Proxmox VE<\/strong>, <strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/strong>, and numerous other virtualization and cloud platforms.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Beyond running his hosting business, \u0141ukasz also provides <strong>professional paid server configuration and optimization services<\/strong> for companies and individuals. Outside of work, he is dedicated to caring for his children and building a secure future for them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you are interested in working with him or need expert assistance with your hosting, cloud environment, or server setup, feel free to reach out via <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.netcloud24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\">Windows VPS<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, here&#8217;s a guide on how to add a network printer in an Active Directory environment on Windows VPSServer 2019: How to Add a Network Printer in Active\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[],"tags":[14,12,11,23,20,21,22,17,7,8,6,10,18,19,15,24,16,5,13,9],"class_list":["post-2626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cheapvps","tag-cloudvps","tag-hostingvps","tag-rds","tag-rdscal","tag-remotedesktop","tag-remotedesktopvps","tag-servervps","tag-ukvps","tag-virtualserver","tag-vpshosting","tag-vpsserver","tag-vpssolutions","tag-vpswindows","tag-vpswithwindows","tag-windowsrds","tag-windowsserver","tag-windowsvps","tag-windowsvpshosting","tag-windowsvpsuk"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}