[header] How to set up your laptop to print wirelessly [title] Connect your printer to your home network. [step] The process for this will vary from printer to printer. [substeps] If you are connecting your printer via ethernet, connect the ethernet port on the printer to an open port on your router or network switch. 
This is typically all you'll need to do for an ethernet printer. If you are connecting a wireless printer, you'll need to use the printer's display screen to connect to your wireless network.