Network Printers

Printer Locations

KnowledgeWorks II

• coral.cs.vt.edu - Xerox Phaser 7500 - KW2 Mail Room
• adder.cs.vt.edu - Konica Minolta Bizhub 363 - KW2 2nd Floor Grad Area
• mainprint.cs.vt.edu - Konica Minolta Bizbub 363 - KW2 Main Office
• garden.cs.vt.edu - HP Laserjet M604 - KW2 1st Floor Grad Area

McBryde

• mcbprint.cs.vt.edu - Ricoh Mp 4054 - Mcbryde 114

Torgersen

Standard Network Printers

• ppl.cs.vt.edu - HP Laserjet m401dn - Torgersen 2000
• diamondback.cs.vt.edu - HP Laserjet m401 - Torgersen 3160

Cups Printers

• Laser-m401 - HP Laserjet m401dn - Torgersen 2160V
• Color-Laser - HP Color Laserjet M452dn - Torgersen 2160V
• Minolta-Copier - Konica Minolta Bizhub 368e - Torgersen 2160V

Connecting to Printers

Windows

1. Start -> Settings -> Devices
2. Select printers & Scanners on the left
3. Add printer or scanner
4. Wait
5. Click the new link “the printer that I want isn’t listed”
6. Add printer using tcp/ip address or hostname
7. Autodetect
8. Diamondback.cs.vt.edu
9. Diamondback.cs.vt.edu
10. Query the printer and automatically select the driver
11. Let it use the driver installed or download.
12. Give it a name (Diamondback or something)
13. Do not share this printer
14. Next
15. If you will be using this one most. Select ‘set as default’
16. Finish

MacOS

1. Click the Apple
2. Go to System Preferences
3. Go to Printers and Scanners
4. Click the plus to add a printer
5. Click on IP
6. Enter adder.cs.vt.edu in the Address bar
7. Wait for it to populate the rest of the fields and click Add

Connecting to a Cups Printer

Windows

1. Click start -> Settings -> Devices -> Printers & Scanners
2. Click add a printer or scanner
3. Click "The printer that I want isn't listed"
4. Select "Select a shared printer by name"
5. Input the URL to the printer (example: http://bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu:631/printers/2160-hp-color-m452dn)
6. Click Next
7. On the popup to select driver, click windows update unless you have downloaded the specific driver
8. Select your printer driver from the two lists (example: HP Color LaserJet Pro M452 PCL6)
9. Click next to finish
10. Select whether you want to print a test page or not and close the window

MacOS

1. Click on the Apple, Go to System Preferences
2. Click on Printers & Scanners
3. Click on the + Sign
4. Click IP
5. Enter the address you are trying to connect to (Example: bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu)
6. Select IPP if it isn't already selected
7. Enter the printer you are wanting to use (Example: printers/2160-hp-color-m452dn)
8. Enter a name for the printer (Example: 2160-hp-color-m452dn)
9. (Optional) Enter a Location for the printer
10. Choose either "Select Software" to select an already install driver or "Choose Driver" if you have downloaded a specific driver.
11. Click Add
12. If prompted select any additional features the printer may have
13. Click Ok