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Windows printing
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Important, if you are not on the Tate Lab wired network (eg you are using wireless), you must log in to the Physics website and wait a few minutes. Refer to the note on the parent page
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Outline instructions for Vista and Windows 7
Use the “Add printer” wizard…
choose “Add a local printer” (not network)
Choose “Create a new port”, using type “Standard TCP/IP port”
Enter the printer hostname you want, eg “lj216.spa.umn.edu”
You can find a list of available printers in
MyPhys
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”.
In the case that browsing for the printer did not work (eg: the Toshiba copiers) do the following:
In the Add Printer Wizard create a new “Standard TCP/IP Port” named “toshibaXXX.spa.umn.edu” as the printer name where XXX is the room number
Once the port is created, “cancel” out of the Add Printer Wizard
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Open the zip file by double-clicking (as if it was a folder)
Navigate into “driver-files” and run “Setup.exe”
Setup.exe will scan for printers. Choose to add the “Standard TCP/IP Port” that you created earlier instead.
Setup will then finish and install the printer.
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.