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Q: How to set up to wireless printer without using a disc

I bought a wireless printer so i could print from my mac book pro.  The printer requires you to use disc to setup the printer to the computer.  How do I set this up without a disc since there is not a disc drive?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Feb 25, 2014 8:27 AM

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  • by Dibenkorn,

    Dibenkorn Dibenkorn Feb 25, 2014 8:36 AM in response to brd2014
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    Feb 25, 2014 8:36 AM in response to brd2014

    If you have another Mac or PC with an optical drive you can use Remote Disk Sharing:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287?viewlocale=en_US

     

    You can purchase a 3rd-party USB optical drive for about $30.

  • by Strawb268,

    Strawb268 Strawb268 Feb 25, 2014 8:38 AM in response to brd2014
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    Feb 25, 2014 8:38 AM in response to brd2014

    The drivers for the printer will be what is on the disc.

     

    Try the Printer manufacturer's website to see if you can download the drivers from there.

     

    Some printers don't need drivers specially installing, so in the first instance you could just plug it in and see what happens.

     

    I see you are using OSX 10.7.5   See this:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4670

  • by keg55,

    keg55 keg55 Feb 25, 2014 8:39 AM in response to brd2014
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    Feb 25, 2014 8:39 AM in response to brd2014

    Go to the vendor's Web site and download the OS X drivers and network setup tool for your printer. Some printer vendors have everything you need on their Download page.

     

    I actually manually setup my Canon printer from the Setup Display on the printer. I had to enter the WiFi network for it to connect to and the WPA2 passphrase. Once the printer was connected, I loaded the drivers and printed a test page.

  • by Network 23,

    Network 23 Network 23 Feb 25, 2014 8:46 AM in response to brd2014
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    Feb 25, 2014 8:46 AM in response to brd2014

    Similar to some of the other responses, I often ignore the disc entirely and go to the printer company's web site and download the drivers directly. And this is even though my Mac still has a disc drive! The reason I prefer to download is that a lot of times, by the time the disc makes it out of the factory, to the store, and to your home, the drivers on it may already be out of date. So even if the printer comes with a disc I still go to the company website to make sure I have the latest software for the printer.

  • by Tech Singh,

    Tech Singh Tech Singh Sep 18, 2016 10:56 PM in response to brd2014
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    Sep 18, 2016 10:56 PM in response to brd2014

    There is a way to do it with the wire, Mac is compatible with most HP printers.

    you can try this for setting them up wirelessly. http://wp.me/p15tKX-22r