Published 16 June 2026 · Home Users · by the 365 Techies team — Microsoft Partners & Dell specialists, looking after Dorset since 1995
Most modern printers connect over Wi-Fi, so there are no cables to worry about beyond the power lead. Have your Wi-Fi password handy and you are most of the way there.
Get it ready, then connect
Unbox it, load some paper and fit the ink or toner, then switch it on. Using the printer’s own screen or its app, connect it to your home Wi-Fi. Then on your PC go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners, click Add device, and pick your printer from the list.
Finish up and test
If Windows asks to install the maker’s app or driver, let it — it unlocks scanning and ink-level features. Print a test page to check it works, and set it as your default printer if it is the one you use most. If it will not connect or keeps dropping off, our guide on why printers keep disconnecting helps — or we will happily sort it for you.
// SET IT UP WITH ME · STEP BY STEP
Set the printer up, one step at a time
The four steps from this guide, one at a time. Tick each one off and it shows the next. Nothing here leaves your device.Last reviewed 6 October 2026
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01Unbox it, load paper, fit the ink or toner, switch it on
Unbox it, load some paper and fit the ink or toner, then switch it on. Have your Wi-Fi password handy.
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02Connect it to your Wi-Fi from the printer’s screen or app
Using the printer’s own screen or its app, connect it to your home Wi-Fi. Most printers only see the 2.4GHz network, so pick that one if your router shows two.
Is it on the Wi-Fi? -
03Add it on the PC
On your PC go to Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Printers & scanners, click Add device, and pick your printer from the list.
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04Let Windows install the maker’s app, then print a test page
If Windows asks to install the maker’s app or driver, let it: it unlocks scanning and ink-level features. Print a test page, and set it as your default printer if it is the one you use most.
Did the test page print?
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Keep the maker’s app: it shows ink levels and makes scanning easy.
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Setting up a printer - the steps (365techies.co.uk/how-to-set-up-a-printer/) 1. Unbox it, load paper, fit the ink or toner, switch it on: Unbox it, load some paper and fit the ink or toner, then switch it on. Have your Wi-Fi password handy. 2. Connect it to your Wi-Fi from the printer’s screen or app: Using the printer’s own screen or its app, connect it to your home Wi-Fi. Most printers only see the 2.4GHz network, so pick that one if your router shows two. 3. Add it on the PC: On your PC go to Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Printers & scanners, click Add device, and pick your printer from the list. Open Printers & scanners → 4. Let Windows install the maker’s app, then print a test page: If Windows asks to install the maker’s app or driver, let it: it unlocks scanning and ink-level features. Print a test page, and set it as your default printer if it is the one you use most. Stuck? 365 Techies help remotely: 01202 775566 - https://365techies.co.uk/remote-support/Key points
- Load paper and fit the ink or toner
- Switch it on and connect it to your Wi-Fi
- On your PC, open Settings then Printers & scanners
- Click Add device and choose your printer
- Install the maker app or driver if prompted
- Print a test page to check it works
- Set it as your default printer if you like
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