How to Install a Wireless Printer With an IP Address

Wireless printers can be assigned a static IP address through Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), an interface used to automatically allocate IP addresses to devices that connect to a network. The static IP address remains with the wireless printer and cannot be assigned to other devices, reducing device conflicts on the network. Windows 7 has a built-in wizard that automatically detects and installs to the target PC the software and drivers associated with the wireless printer, but it might fail to create a transmission control protocol/IP port used to establish a connection with the wireless printer associated with your business network.