How to Add Lexmark Wireless Printer to MAC?

Oct 02, 2026 1 min read 3,829 views

Installing Lexmark printer on Mac -

First of all, make sure that you have properly connected your Lexmark printer to Mac through a USB cable or ethernet cable. Also, confirm printer is plugged into a power outlet and turned on.
After connecting Lexmark printer to Mac, make sure your Mac recognize Lexmark printer.
To check if your Mac has recognized Lexmark printer or not, you have to choose Preferences from Apple menu and click on Print & Fax> Printing tab. Now your Lexmark printer will display on the left-hand side of the window.
If your Lexmark printer s not listed there then visit Lexmark website to download the drivers.
Download the drivers from Lexmark website that are compatible with your Mac. Now go through the Lexmark installation process by running the installer program.
If you want to install Lexmark printer as Shared printer then navigate to System Preferences and then choose Printing under Print & Fax. After this, click on “+” sign that is displaying below the printers list.
At the top of printer browser window, there will be two buttons i.e., Default browsers and IP Printers. Now you have to choose default browser and then choose your Lexmark printer from the list.
Now your Mac will try to make the connection with Lexmark printer. Once connection gets established, Add printer button will make active and you can tap on it to add your Lexmark printer.