Win 7 Printer Networking Question

I have a Canon Pixma MX882 printer, with two desktop PC's and one laptop, (all Windows 7) with a FIOS Actiontec router. The 2 PC's are connected by ethernet directly to the router, while the laptop uses a wifi connection. I need to print from all three computers.

Until recently, the printer has had a direct USB connection to one PC, and I print from the other PC and laptop by sharing the first PC's USB printer connection. Recently I got tired of having to wake up the first PC to print through it, so I abandoned the

USB connection, and using the Canon setup utility on the original disk, reconfigured each desktop so that the printer and two PC's all have a direct wired connection to the router. This works fine. My problem is getting the laptop to print through the network.

I have full working wifi connection from laptop to network, but I don't know how to get the laptop to recognize /connect to the printer. I've tried using the Windows 'add printer' on the 'devices and printer' window, but it doesn't fully connect. The printer

appears to install the drivers, but the Canon printer icon ends up greyed out in the 'devices and printer" window. When I try to print a test page to it, nothing happens. Any suggestions? Should I use the Canon setup disk to connect the laptop, and if so,

which LAN choice do I make during the installation: wired? Wifi? I've tried the whole alternate route of manually putting in the printer IP address, etc etc, but no go. Suggestions? Also, if this is posted in the wrong forum topic, please advise. Thanks!

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