This article provides instructions for faculty and staff to connect to a CofC network printer. Students may visit the Student Computing Blog for assistance: http://blogs.cofc.edu/scs/printing/
First, please note that you must be connected to the CofC network in order to add or print to a network printer.
WINDOWS 7
The most commonly used print servers are:
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Use one of the following methods to display the available printers on the print servers:
Press the Windows key and the R key to open a Run Dialogue box. Enter the server name to which you wish to connect, as written above, and press the Enter key.
Click the Start button, and in the Search programs and files searchbox, enter the server name to which you wish to connect, as written above, and press the Enter key.
Open the Internet Exporer web browser, and in the web address field, enter the server name to which you wish to connect, as written above, and press the Enter key.
A new window will open, listing all the printers on the print server. If you receive an error, try again making sure you have entered back slashes (\), not forward slashes (/), and that you spelled the name correctly.
The printer name begins with the departmental abbreviation, followed by a hypen (-) and the printer model. Most printers will confirm the location for you if you hover your mouse over the name of the printer. Locate the printer you would like to use and double-click on it. This will install the drivers for you. You only need to perform this action once, not every time you want to print to it.
Once the print drivers are installed, you will see the printer listed in your Devices and Printers. If you would like to make it the default printer, simply right-click on it and select the option to Set as default printer.
MAC OS X
Method 1:
Popular printers for your department are added in the Self Service application.
Go to your Applications list and double click Self Service to open it. (Contact Helpdesk@cofc.edu if you do not have Self Service installed on your college-owned mac computer.)
On the right-hand side, click Printers.
If the printer you wish to install is listed, click the “Install” button to install it. Otherwise, use method 2.
Method 2:
Go to Apple>System Preferences>Printers & Scanners
Click the + symbol in the Printers & Scanners window, and select “Add printer or scanner” to open the Add window.
Select the IP tab.
In the Address: field, enter the name of the printer as it appears on the server (example: IT-XRX5330)
The drivers (“Use” field), name and location will automatically be detected.
Note: If the printer requires use of accounting codes, the Xerox driver for that printer model must first be installed separately to use that feature. Please contact Helpdesk@cofc.edu for assistance.
Click Add in the lower right to add the printer.
Setup will begin and you will be able to use the printer once it is finished.
How to Connect to a Network Printer
This article provides instructions for faculty and staff to connect to a CofC network printer. Students may visit the Student Computing Blog for assistance: http://blogs.cofc.edu/scs/printing/
First, please note that you must be connected to the CofC network in order to add or print to a network printer.
WINDOWS 7
The most commonly used print servers are:
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\\poplar
Use one of the following methods to display the available printers on the print servers:
A new window will open, listing all the printers on the print server. If you receive an error, try again making sure you have entered back slashes (\), not forward slashes (/), and that you spelled the name correctly.
The printer name begins with the departmental abbreviation, followed by a hypen (-) and the printer model. Most printers will confirm the location for you if you hover your mouse over the name of the printer. Locate the printer you would like to use and double-click on it. This will install the drivers for you. You only need to perform this action once, not every time you want to print to it.
Once the print drivers are installed, you will see the printer listed in your Devices and Printers. If you would like to make it the default printer, simply right-click on it and select the option to Set as default printer.
MAC OS X
Method 1:
Popular printers for your department are added in the Self Service application.
Method 2: