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Windows printing
Outline instructions for Vista and Windows 7
Use the “Add printer” wizard…
choose “Add a local printer” (not network)
Create a new port, of type “Standard TCP/IP port”
Enter the printer hostname you want, eg “lj216.spa.umn.edu”
You may need to download and install a printer driver separately (for example, from the Xerox web site).
Older directions for Windows XP
Use the “Add Printer” wizard.
Choose “Network printer” as the type of printer to add. Then type in the printer name as \\PUBLIC\xxx, where “xxx” is the name of the print queue - eg, \\PUBLIC\431. Browsing for the printer may not work, as the Windows browsing feature doesn't work reliably on a large network like ours.
The print queues are all named after the room number of the printer, eg “137”. Color printers have a “c” suffix, eg “260c”.
Windows XP firewall
To allow printing:
Right-click on My Network Places and select Properties
Right-click on Local network connection and select Properties.
Select the Advanced tab and check the Settings button under Windows Firewall.
Select the Exceptions tab
Check the box next to File and Printer Sharing and then click the Edit… button.
File and print sharing uses several network port numners. For each port number, click the Change scope button.
Select Custom list and enter the subnet of our print servers, as follows: 128.101.220.0/255.255.252.0.
Other Windows Firewalls
Other firewall packages such as Symantec Client Security can also interfere with Windows printing. We don't really recommend using such programs, as we feel the built-in firewall of Windows XP is adequate, so we won't give any specific directions for configuring them here.