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Printing

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Contents:

  • List of printers in PPD
  • Print queues
  • Setting up network printers
    • Windows 7/Vista
    • Windows XP
    • Mac OS X
    • Linux

Contact PPD IT Helpdesk with any further questions, comments or corrections.

List of printers in PPD

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The departmental print server is HEPWIN2008A. All these printers can be found under \\hepwin2008a\<printer-name>
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The departmental print server is HEPWIN2008P.PP.RL.AC.UK. All these printers can be found under \\hepwin2008a\<printer-name>
 
Name Location Model Notes
HEPCPS1
HEPCA3PS1
HEPFAX
R1, 2.42 Canon C5045i A4, colour
A3, colour
HEPCPS2 R1, 1.51 HP LaserJet CP3505 PS A4, colour
HEPPS3
HEPSPS3
HEPA3PS3
R1, 2.42 HP LaserJet 9040 DN A4
A4, single-sided
A3, single-sided
HEPCPS4 R1, 1.49 HP Color LaserJet 3800 DN A4 colour
HEPPS5
HEPSPS5
HEPA3PS5
R1, 1.51 HP LaserJet 9040 DN A4
A4, single-sided
HEPCPS5 R1, 2.27 HP Color LaserJet 3800 DN A4, colour
HEPPS6 R1, 2.53 HP LaserJet 2300 DN A3, single-sided
HEPCPS6 R1, 2.25 HP Color LaserJet 3800 DN A4, colour
HEPCPS7 R1, 1.93 HP Color LaserJet 3800 DN A4, colour
HEPCPS8 R1, 1.90 HP Color LaserJet 3800 DN A4, colour
HEPA0 R1, 2.71 HP DesignJet 800 PS A0, single-sided
MICE_R1_HP R1, 2.27 HP LaserJet CP2025 DN A4, colour
MICE_R76_OKI R76 Oki C9500 A3, colour

Print Queues

The print server runs a web interface allowing any user to view the current status of all printers, and how many jobs are in the queue. This can be found here:

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http://hepwin2008p.pp.rl.uk/Printers/ipp_0001.asp or alternatively, individual printers at:
 
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Setting up network printers

On Windows systems, the default network printers above should automatically be deployed to your computer. If for any reason the printer you want does not appear or you are using a different operating system, instructions for adding printers are below.

  • Windows 7/Vista

    1. Windows 7 - Open the Start Menu and go to Devices and Printers
      Windows Vista - Open the Start Menu and go to Control Panel (Classic view) > Printers
    2. Click Add a printer on the toolbar at the top of the window
    3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer
    4. Click The printer that I want isn’t listed
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    1. If you know the address of the printer (e.g. \\hepwin2008a\hepcps1), select the second option and type this in the box. Alternatively keep the first option selected and click Next
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    1. If you know the address of the printer (e.g. \\hepwin2008p\hepcps1), select the second option and type this in the box. Alternatively keep the first option selected and click Next
 
    1. If you opted to find a printer in the directory, click Find now, and select the printer you want from the list
    2. If you wish, tick the box to set this printer as the default. Click Next and then Finish

  • Windows XP

    1. Open the Start Menu and go to Printers and Faxes
    2. Under the Printer Tasks pane on the left-hand side, click Add a printer
    3. Click Next, and select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and then Next again
    4. Follow steps 5-7 as above

  • Mac OS X

    1. Launch "System Preferences..." (found under the Apple menu) and select the "Print & Fax" tab in the "Hardware" row
    2. If need be, click the padlock and authenticate to make changes
    3. Click the "+" sign at the bottom of the list of printers:
    4. Choose "IP" as the class
    5. "Protocol" should be "Line Printer Daemon - LPD"
    6. Printer address is hepwin2008p.pp.rl.ac.uk
    7. Set the queue name to whichever printer you require and set "Print Using" to Select Printer Software..." and select the correct PPD for the printer
    8. Click "Add" and specify the appropriate options for the printer (very good idea to set "Paper Matching" to "Nearest Size & Scale" for the HP printers...)

  • NB: for the Canon C5045i

    1. you must first create the queue with "Print Using" set to "Generic PostScript Printer", then quit from System Preferences, so that the queue is created as an LPD queue rather than using the proprietary Canon protocol.
    2. then once it's created, relaunch "System Preferences...", select the "Print & Fax" tab again, select the printer
    3. click the "Options & Supplies..." button, select the Driver tab and only then set "Print Using" to the correct PPD
    • On the General tab the URL for the printer should read "lpd://hepwin2008p.pp.rl.ac.uk/hepcps1" - otherwise it assumes a direct connection to the printer and will not work.

  • Linux The queues should already be defined as above.

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