Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Adding New Printers as Network Shared Resources

You can add new printers to a Windows Server 2012 network in two ways. One way is the standard Windows printer installation method of using the Add Printer option. The other option is using the new Print Management console and adding a printer within the utility. Both methods return the same result, so the main reason to use the Print Management console method is to simplify all print management tasks of adding, modifying, and managing printers from a single utility.

Using the Windows Control Panel to Add a Printer

Locally attached printers are typically detected by the operating system and installed automatically. To manually install a local printer or add a network printer, follow these steps: ...