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My question is that what is the difference between adding local printer by creating standard TCP/IP port wizard and adding network printer wizard under device and printers in control panel?

It is very confusing for me to understand when and under what scenarios I would need to use local printer using standard TCP/IP port wizard and when and under what scenarios I would need to use adding network printer wizard method?

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Using the Network Printer option gives you more choices for how to connect to the printer. Aside from the auto-search feature, you also have the ability to find the printer by share name or in the directory.

If you use the Local Printer option, on the other hand, you're limited to finding the printer by either host name or IP address.

Otherwise, the two methods are similar.

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