Adding a printer (Windows)

Owned by Mark Kolodziej, created
Mar 11, 2021
1 min read

Connecting a printer to a computer can be tricky. Follow this guide to add a printer in a breeze!

On-campus computers

  1. Open Control Panel and select Devices and Printers. You may need to change the view to Large icons.

  2. Click Add a printer in the top left of the new window and select The printer that I want isn’t listed.

  3. Click “Select a shared printer by name” and enter \\printsrv\CEED in the field. A list of available printers will populate. Select the desired printer from the list. 

  4. Click Next and then click Finish.

 Off-campus computers

  1. Search for and open Credential Manager. Select Windows Credentials and click Add a Windows credential.

  2. Use the network address printsrv.uwaterloo.ca, and enter your NEXUS username and password, click OK.

  3. Follow steps 1-4 from the “On-campus computers” section above.

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