- #Setup google cloud printer how to#
- #Setup google cloud printer install#
- #Setup google cloud printer driver#
- #Setup google cloud printer password#
#Setup google cloud printer how to#
In the previous section, we covered how to link your Windows printers to Google Cloud Print.
#Setup google cloud printer driver#
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As long as this Windows machine stays on to function as a print server, you’ll have access to the printers. It’s an annoyance, but it takes about 10 seconds to fix.Īt this point, you’ve successfully linked your local printers to the Google Cloud Print network. Fortunately you can just bulk delete the duplicate entries in your Cloud Print control panel. Now, those of you who have already played around with Google Print and used the Google-Chrome-as-Printer-Server work around might pause here and say “Wait a minute, what if I’m installing this feature on a computer that already has direct access to some of the printers in my Google Print account? Won’t this make duplicates?” Yes, yes it will. This is the point in the installation where the installer kicks you over to Google Chrome and prompts you to authorize your Google Account.
#Setup google cloud printer password#
Again, with emphasis, enter your local Windows username and password. Enter your password and click “Register”.
The password you enter here is the user password for your Windows account, not your Google password. When you launch the application, you’ll be greeted with a simple interface like so: Click on the Start Menu and look for the freshly installed Google Cloud Print Service: In order to do so, we need to actually launch the service.
#Setup google cloud printer install#
It looks like you’re done, but all we just did was install the Print Service we didn’t actually link it to your Google Cloud Account. Here’s the part of the installation process where it gets a tad non-intuitive. Confirm the installation and let it finish installing. Once you’ve downloaded the initial installation application by clicking “Accept and Install”, you’ll be prompted by the Windows UAC to authorize the installation. The catch comes later, when the installation app actually calls on Google Chrome (now, whether it actually needs any of the Chrome components to function or Google just wants you to use their browser, is unclear). Even though it will refuse to let you download the application if you’re not using Chrome, you can actually download it directly with any browser.
In order to install the Print Service, you need to first visit the Google Cloud Print Service download page here. Installing Google Cloud Print ServiceĪlthough setting up Google Cloud Print Service isn’t a huge pain, it’s pretty non-intuitive for a Google product. Service to link printers to the cloud Driver to add Google Cloud Print to your default printer list. Now, to avoid any frustration, let’s make that distinction very clear: If you want to integrate your existing printers into your Google Cloud Print account, you install the Service (which we’ll cover in the first portion of the tutorial), but if you want to install Google Cloud Printer as a printer on your computer (so you can print to your existing Cloud Print printers) you need to install the Driver.