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The Institute for Nuclear Theory has a new print server available on the network. Printing is available to collaborators as a service to enable their research. Please use these printers ethically and refrain from printing for personal use. Below are the two HOWTO's on setting up your printers: Mac OS X 10.4 and Windows 2000/XP.

Printer Hostname
Type of Printer
Rm #

morris.phys.washington.edu
HP LaserJet 4300
C421
Drivers
mono.int.washington.edu
Dell 5310n w/ Duplexer (INT)
C421
Drivers
color.int.washington.edu
Xerox Phaser 6360DT
C421
Drivers

HOWTO setup printers...

Windows 2000/XP/Vista:
  1. Download and install the appropriate driver for the printer by clicking on "Drivers" above.
  2. Click Start and select Control Panel
  3. Click Printers and Other Hardware if you are in "Category View"
    • Or, if you're in "Classic View", double-click the Printers and Faxes icon
  4. Click Add a Printer
  5. Select "A Network Printer or a Printer Attached to Another Computer" radio button
  6. Click Next button
  7. Select "Connect to this printer (or browse...):"
  8. Fill in the text window with \\intprint.phys.washington.edu\ followed by the full name of the printer
    • example: \\intprint.phys.washington.edu\mono
  9. Click Next button and it will warn you that you need to choose the correct driver.
  10. Select the driver associated with the printer.
    • example: for mono.int.washington.edu:
      • Manufacturer would be Dell
      • Printer would be Dell 5310n
    • caveat: sometimes you'll have to load the driver from where the driver installed itself on the system. See driver specific instructions above for this information.
  11. The next dialog asks you if you wish it to be your default printer, this is up to you.
  12. Printing a Test Page is nice to know if you've created it correctly.
  13. Select "Finished" to complete the installation.
  14. YOU'RE NOT DONE!!!
  15. In order to print duplex or use additional trays, you must enable this in the driver.
  16. Head back to the Printers and Other Hardware (or Printers and Faxes icon) in the Control Panel
  17. Right mouse click on the printer you've created
  18. Select "Properties"
  19. Depending on the driver, you enable duplex printing in different places. Check under the different tabs. In most cases, enabling the duplex printer is found under the "Options" tab.
  20. Look for Duplexing or Duplex Option and enable it.
  21. Now you can print duplex!
Mac OSX (10.4):
  1. Download and install the appropriate driver for the printer by click on "Drivers" above.
  2. Open System Preferences
  3. Click on "Print and Fax"
  4. Click the + icon under your list of printers
  5. Click "IP Printer" and use the following settings:
    • Protocol: Internet Printing Protocol
    • Address: intprint.phys.washington.edu
    • Queue: printers/dellprint
  6. Change "Print Using:" to the appropriate manufacturer
    • example: for the Dell 5310n, select Dell.
  7. Select the correct printer
    • example: Select "Dell Laser Printer 5310n"
  8. Click the "Add" button.
  9. Click "Configure" at the next prompt and use these parameters
    • Trays: Tray 1
    • Envelope Feeder: Not Installed
    • Duplex: Installed
    • Output Bin: Standard Bin
    • Disk: Not Installed
    • Printer Memory: 640MB
  10. Select "Continue" and you're done!



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