Linking Macbook air to lexmark printer

Can someone advise what I am doing wrong. Just bought macbook air and trying to link it to my lexmark printer x9575. Downloaded driver and works with usb connection but when I try to print worelessly, it does not connect to printer.  Printer is on network and prints fine with other computers in the network. Mac is fine , wifi and internet etc all working, so why are they not linking up?

Hi there mernalmonster!
I have a couple of articles that can help you troubleshoot this issue with printing from your MacBook Air. First, make sure you have set up the printer properly by taking a look at the steps in the following article:
Mac Basics: Printing in OS X Mountain Lion & OS X Lion
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4670
You may want to take special note of this line in the instructions as well:
Tip: If you want a Windows PC to use a Mac printer share to print, install Bonjour Print Services for Windows.
If you are still experiencing issues after double-checking your settings in the previous article, then you may need to reference this article about troubleshooting printing issues:
Troubleshooting printer issues in OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3147
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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