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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.
-===== 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.
-==== 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.
-==== 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/White/Color Copier ====
-  - 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.
-===== 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://129.2.28.27/bw-grad-lab%%**
-    * 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 "Remember this password in my keychain"), your computer will ask for credentials.
-Enter the following :
-  - *Name : **AD\Your_UMD_username**
-  - *Password : **Your_UMD_password**
-  - Your job will now print.
-==== 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://129.2.28.27/bw-main-office%%**
-    * 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 "Remember this password in my keychain"), your computer will ask for credentials. Enter the following :
-  - *Name : **AD\Your_UMD_username**
-  - *Password : **Your_UMD_password**
-  - Your job will now print.