Did your printer work?

[shn'g]

Got my printer hooked up through the homegroup and networked.. tried printing wirelessly today for the first time and absolutely no problem!

 

[stephen_az]

One thing I was looking forward to with Win RT, as opposed to the iPad,
was being able to print to network printers.

After a bit of tinkering I found the printer and but it would not install ... missing drivers.
Think that's the end of RT for me, I'm going to check out the CloverTrail x86 devices instead.

Did your local or network printer work?

Epson Workforce 645 was picked automatically - no drivers and no adjustments. If it is a compatible Epson printer and it is not automatically configured, you might run the OS reinstall which takes less than 15 minutes. You have after all reported other issues that also do not seem to be the norm. I must admit though that if you have a compatible printer and it is not picked up, my first thought would not be to assume something is wrong with the device until I checked all of the network settings.

 

[ljkelley]

My HP F4180 doesn't work even though the site says it is compatible.

 

[kashk5]

My Samsung ML-2525W doesn't work either plugged in via USB or over the network, despite the website saying that it's compatible. There are two entries on the site for my printer, one that says it'll work out of the box, and another that says it will require installation of software.

I don't even need fancy features, I wish there was just a simple generic driver that would work with my printer. I've tried all of the generic drivers installed on my Surface and all of them just had my printer spit out gibberish.

 

[mcheiron]

My Epson 845 works great. Detected right away on my Surface Tablet and my laptop (win7 to win8).

Does automatic double sided scanning (including OCR) work with the Epson 845 as well on your Surface? I am looking into buying a new printer since my super old Canon is not working and needs a replacement. Thanks.

Does anybody know if the HP OfficeJet 8600 work with the Surface, including scanning?

Those are the two I am looking into right now. Thanks.

 

[ThunderShock2005]

I know, old thread, sorry but found this through Google. Please don't yell at me!!! lol

I just bought a Surface RT, now fully updated (took forever) and with 8.1 installed. I can't get my Canon imageCLASS D530 multifunction laser printer to work with it and it only connects through USB. :-(
My main computer is in repair at Sony right now (for the 4th time, they refuse to replace it, ugh) and I can't print because my only other computer is the Surface RT and a Chromebook.
So, am I screwed? Do I have to wait forever to get a driver? Or is there now a generic driver I can use?
If you can help, thanks!

 

[T Moore]

I didn't have to do anything. My Brother J625DW was already installed in devices when I went to install it.

 

[Greywolf1967]

I know, old thread, sorry but found this through Google. Please don't yell at me!!! lol

I just bought a Surface RT, now fully updated (took forever) and with 8.1 installed. I can't get my Canon imageCLASS D530 multifunction laser printer to work with it and it only connects through USB. :-(
My main computer is in repair at Sony right now (for the 4th time, they refuse to replace it, ugh) and I can't print because my only other computer is the Surface RT and a Chromebook.
So, am I screwed? Do I have to wait forever to get a driver? Or is there now a generic driver I can use?
If you can help, thanks!

If you look on the Microsoft Site your printer should work. On the Cannon site this Printer is Vista/Win7 rated. This does not mean 100% sure thing, but if Windows 7 rated it should be available in RT.

Windows RT List

I also have a Cannon Multifuction IMG5520, on home WiFi, and after plug in, drivers and apps added automatically. to RT for print and scan.

If I get the chance I will do a quick video of a quick and dirty work around if you can't find Cannon apps in the Store ( should be there).

 

[Greywolf1967]

I know, old thread, sorry but found this through Google. Please don't yell at me!!! lol

I just bought a Surface RT, now fully updated (took forever) and with 8.1 installed. I can't get my Canon imageCLASS D530 multifunction laser printer to work with it and it only connects through USB. :-(
My main computer is in repair at Sony right now (for the 4th time, they refuse to replace it, ugh) and I can't print because my only other computer is the Surface RT and a Chromebook.
So, am I screwed? Do I have to wait forever to get a driver? Or is there now a generic driver I can use?
If you can help, thanks!

Hope this will help.......

Surface RT Print tips

 

[Guzzler3]

After working through my printer issues, and many others, the one thing I have found that makes a huge difference on a network printer is the differences of setting up the printer port on your machine. You have a choice of printing to an IP address, or Microsoft Web Services Dynamic Discovery (WSD) protocols.

With Windows 8.x/RT you really want to print via WSD if possible (if your printer supports it) to get all the features of your printer to work on your computer/tablet. The fun part, is making sure that you are using WSD, which can be a TOTAL pain in the arse to get setup if you already have the printer connected via IP address. Most of the time, if your W8.x computer/tablet automatically connected and installed your printer it was via WSD.

The first thing you need to do is make sure your printer supports WSD and it is turned on. On newer printers it is, but if you have a somewhat older printer, you might have to update it's firmware, then make sure it's turned on. Most networked printers have a web interface you can get to (via it's IP address) to configure and possible update it's firmware (read the printer manual). I suggest you take a peak at your printer's settings and dig around to find if it supports WSD.

Now here's the weird thing. If your printer does support WSD, but you do a manual install (Control panel, Devices and Printers, Add Printer) it tends to default to find the printer via it's IP address. Here's how to find the printer via WSD:

1. Control Panel
2. Devices and Printers
3. Add printer
4. It will list found printers via their IP Address here.
5. Select "The printer that I want isn't listed"
6. Select "Add a Bluetooth, wireless or network discoverable printer"
7. Next
8. If your printer supports WSD it will show up here
9. Select the printer
10. Next (and let it 'do it's thing' to install the printer)

The problem with setting up the printer via it's IP address is that depending if the printer gets it IP address via DHCP (which most of us do) is that it's IP address can change and then you get frustrated that one day you can print, then possibly the next day you can't because it's IP address changed. With WSD it's IP address can change and the computer will still be able to find it, and WDS can add more feature functionality (scanner, fax, etc. to multifunction printers).

Also with RT I have found that it has generic WSD printer support, meaning that you may not have the exact printer driver for you printer, but it will still work as a basic printer (you may not have special features as boarderless printing, duplex, photo print, etc.). This is counter intuitive to my previous paragraph, but it's true.

 

[Coreldan]

My pretty old printer worked just fine.

 

[Guzzler3]

My pretty old printer worked just fine.

Excellent!

BTW, when I go check my printer (HP Officejet 8600 Plus) on Microsoft's compatibility page, it says it's not compatible with RT. But it works fine, even without the HP apps installed (but I do install them). I get all it's features, duplex print/scan, photo quality, fax, etc.

It works only if I install the printer as a WSD printer. If I install it via it's IP address it barely works, just fort basic printing.

 

[Greywolf1967]

Excellent!

BTW, when I go check my printer (HP Officejet 8600 Plus) on Microsoft's compatibility page, it says it's not compatible with RT. But it works fine, even without the HP apps installed (but I do install them). I get all it's features, duplex print/scan, photo quality, fax, etc.

It works only if I install the printer as a WSD printer. If I install it via it's IP address it barely works, just fort basic printing.

Did you look close to the bottom of the page and click that your printer works? The more who report, the better the database.

 

[ThunderShock2005]

Nothing I tried work, I contacted Microsoft Surface support and they weren't of much help. I got my VAIO back anyway so I got over it. I guess I'll just email whatever I'm printing off my Surface to my laptop then print it there. Meh.:asleep:

 

[kristalsoldier]

My HP All in one wireless printer works across the network and through usb.

How did you get your printer to work on the network? My Surface 2 works fine with the HP DeskJet 3250 (All in One) over USB just fine. Over WIFI is another matter. Thanks.