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Windows Printing Guide

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Introduction

This will guide you through the process of installing and using the printers available within UMIACS.

Printing away from UMIACS

In order to print from outside the umiacs network, you must first connect to the vpn for windows or for mac. After you are connected, follow the instructions for adding a printer queue below. Please note that you must be on the VPN whenever your print.

Pre-Installation knowledge on Printing at UMIACS

Printer Queue Naming The queues are named based on their room number, and appended with an '296-' if they are located in the Bioinformatics building.

The presence of an nb suffix means that it will not print a banner page containing the username of the person who submitted the print job before printing it out. Printers beginning with an optional 'c' indicate that the printer is a color printer. The 'ps' or 'pcl' label that comes before the room number indicates the drivers that the queue will be installed with. Both should work equally well. However, if you are having trouble printing out of a ps queue, please try installing the pcl one.

Installation of printer queue

Please note that this applies to machines on any UMIACS network. This includes all proxy networks and the vast majority of machines in the labs but not the wireless network.

To add the printer queues:

Go to start click and type in “\\printers.pc.umiacs.umd.edu” in the search box.

A list of printer queues will appear select your desired printer by double clicking on the queue. Once you have double clicked on the queue a box will immediately pop up to show you the status of the printer driver installation. Once that is complete you can start using that printer.

Duplex Printing

Many printers in UMIACS support duplex (or 2 sided) printing. To make duplex printing default, first make sure the appropriate printer queue is installed via the directions above. Afterwards, go to start then “Devices and Printers.” Once the printer has been installed proceed by right clicking on the queue then selecting “Printing preferences.”

After a few seconds the following menu will come up. Make sure you are on the “Printing Shortcuts” tab and select the “Eco-Print (Two-sided Printing)” option then click on okay. This modification will allow you to print 2-sided whenever you choose to use this printer.