Add a TCP/IP Printer in Windows 11

Use a TCP/IP address only after confirming that the printer itself has a network address and Windows discovery did not add the correct device.

Find the printer's address

Read the printer's network status report or its control panel. A Windows host name for a USB-shared printer is a different path. Keep the device IP private.

Add it in Windows

Open Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Printers & scanners → Add device.
Let discovery run first.
Choose the manual add option for a TCP/IP address or hostname.
Enter the address from the printer's own report and select the exact model driver.
Print a Windows test page and then test from the original app.

If it later stops working

Compare the printer's current address with the port configured in Windows. A DHCP address can change; an administrator may use a router reservation rather than an arbitrary static address.

Official references

support.microsoft.com

Useful next steps

Find your model

Check the exact model before choosing a method.

Guided fix

Follow the least disruptive checks first.

Found a mismatch? Request a correction with the public source URL and exact model, without passwords or full serial numbers.