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- | ====== Network Printers ====== | ||
- | While all of our lab computers are configured to automatically install our network printers, there may be times when you wish to connect a personal machine to print. This guide will show you how to do so on some of the more popular operating systems. | ||
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- | ===== Windows ===== | ||
- | ==== BW Graduate Lab ==== | ||
- | - Connect to the Campus VPN. | ||
- | - Open the **Start Menu**. | ||
- | - In the search bar at the bottom of the Start Menu, enter **\\129.2.28.27**. | ||
- | - A window will pop up asking for your credentials. Input **%username%** into the top field, where %username% is your UMD account name (i.e. FirstLastname or FirstLastname@umd.edu). Input your UMD password into the second field. | ||
- | - A window will pop up listing the network printers. Right click on **bw-grad-lab** and select **Connect**. | ||
- | - Your printer is now configured under the name **bw-grad-lab** and ready to print. | ||
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- | ==== BW Main Office ==== | ||
- | - Connect to the Campus VPN. | ||
- | - Open the **Start Menu**. | ||
- | - In the search bar at the bottom of the Start Menu, enter **\\129.2.28.27**. | ||
- | - A window will pop up asking for your credentials. Input **%username%** into the top field, where %username% is your UMD account name (i.e. FirstLastname or FirstLastname@umd.edu). Input your UMD password into the second field. | ||
- | - A window will pop up listing the network printers. Right click on **bw-main-office** and select **Connect**. | ||
- | - Your printer is now configured under the name **bw-main-office** and ready to print. | ||
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- | ==== CLR Main Office ==== | ||
- | - Connect to the Campus VPN. | ||
- | - Open the **Start Menu**. | ||
- | - In the search bar at the bottom of the Start Menu, enter **\\129.2.28.27**. | ||
- | - A window will pop up asking for your credentials. Input **%username%** into the top field, where %username% is your UMD account name (i.e. FirstLastname or FirstLastname@umd.edu). Input your UMD password into the second field. | ||
- | - A window will pop up listing the network printers. Right click on **clr-main-office** and select **Connect**. | ||
- | - Your printer is now configured under the name **clr-main-office** and ready to print. | ||
- | ==== Black/ | ||
- | - Connect to the Campus VPN. | ||
- | - Open the **Start Menu**. | ||
- | - In the search bar at the bottom of the Start Menu, enter **\\129.2.28.27**. | ||
- | - A window will pop up asking for your credentials. Input **%username%** into the top field, where %username% is your UMD account name (i.e. FirstLastname or FirstLastname@umd.edu). Input your UMD password into the second field. | ||
- | - A window will pop up listing the network printers. Right click on **bw-clr-copier** and select **Connect**. | ||
- | - Your printer is now configured under the name **bw-clr-copier** and ready to print. | ||
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- | ===== Mac OS X ===== | ||
- | ==== BW Graduate Lab ==== | ||
- | - Connect to the Campus VPN. | ||
- | - Open **System Preferences**. | ||
- | - Select **Printers & Scanners**. | ||
- | - Select the **+** icon at the bottom left of the window to add a printer. | ||
- | - In the Add window, right-click on the toolbar and select **Customize Toolbar**. | ||
- | - Drag the **Advanced** item into the toolbar and select **Done**. | ||
- | - Select **Advanced** on the toolbar. | ||
- | - Fill in the following information in the window: | ||
- | * Type : **Windows printer via spoolss** | ||
- | * Device : **Another Device** | ||
- | * URL : **%%smb:// | ||
- | * Name : **Graduate Lab B/W Printer** | ||
- | * Location : N/A | ||
- | * Use : **Generic PostScript Printer** | ||
- | - Select **Add** to add the printer to your list. | ||
- | - A window will pop up asking if a duplex unit is installed. Check the box. | ||
- | - Your printer is now installed. On your first print job (and subsequent print jobs if you do not check " | ||
- | Enter the following : | ||
- | - *Name : **AD\Your_UMD_username** | ||
- | - *Password : **Your_UMD_password** | ||
- | - Your job will now print. | ||
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- | ==== BW Main Office ==== | ||
- | - Connect to the Campus VPN. | ||
- | - Open **System Preferences**. | ||
- | - Select **Printers & Scanners**. | ||
- | - Select the **+** icon at the bottom left of the window to add a printer. | ||
- | - In the Add window, right-click on the toolbar and select **Customize Toolbar**. | ||
- | - Drag the **Advanced** item into the toolbar and select **Done**. | ||
- | - Select **Advanced** on the toolbar. | ||
- | - Fill in the following information in the window: | ||
- | * Type : **Windows printer via spoolss** | ||
- | * Device : **Another Device** | ||
- | * URL : **%%smb:// | ||
- | * Name : **Main Office B/W Printer** | ||
- | * Location : N/A | ||
- | * Use : **Generic PostScript Printer** | ||
- | - Select **Add** to add the printer to your list. | ||
- | - A window will pop up asking if a duplex unit is installed. Check the box. | ||
- | - Your printer is now installed. On your first print job (and subsequent print jobs if you do not check " | ||
- | - *Name : **AD\Your_UMD_username** | ||
- | - *Password : **Your_UMD_password** | ||
- | - Your job will now print. | ||
- | |||
- | ==== CLR Main Office ==== | ||
- | - Connect to the Campus VPN. | ||
- | - Open **System Preferences**. | ||
- | - Select **Printers & Scanners**. | ||
- | - Select the **+** icon at the bottom left of the window to add a printer. | ||
- | - In the Add window, right-click on the toolbar and select **Customize Toolbar**. | ||
- | - Drag the **Advanced** item into the toolbar and select **Done**. | ||
- | - Select **Advanced** on the toolbar. | ||
- | - Fill in the following information in the window: | ||
- | * Type : **Windows printer via spoolss** | ||
- | * Device : **Another Device** | ||
- | * URL : **%%smb:// | ||
- | * Name : **clr-main-office** | ||
- | * Location : N/A | ||
- | * Use : **Generic PostScript Printer** | ||
- | - Select **Add** to add the printer to your list. | ||
- | - A window will pop up asking if a duplex unit is installed. Do not check the box. | ||
- | - Your printer is now installed. On your first print job (and subsequent print jobs if you do not check " | ||
- | - *Name : **AD\Your_UMD_username** | ||
- | - *Password : **Your_UMD_password** | ||
- | - Your job will now print. | ||
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