Network Printers

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Network Printer Locations

KnowledgeWorks II

Location Hostname Make & Model Driver Download
KW2 Mail Room coral.cs.vt.edu Xerox Phaser 7500 [Phaser 7500]
KW2 2nd Floor Grad Area adder.cs.vt.edu Konica Minolta Bizhub 363 [Bizhub 363]
KW2 Main Office mainprint.cs.vt.edu Konica Minolta Bizbub 363 [Bizhub 363]
KW2 1st Floor Grad Area garden.cs.vt.edu HP Laserjet M604 [M604]

McBryde

Location Hostname Make & Model Driver Download
Mcbryde 114 mcbprint.cs.vt.edu Ricoh Mp 4054 MP4054

Torgersen

Standard Network Printers
Location Hostname Make & Model Driver Download
Torgersen 2000 ppl.cs.vt.edu HP Laserjet m401dn [M401]
Torgersen 2220 momba.cs.vt.edu HP Color Laserjet M454dn [M454]
Torgersen 3160 diamondback.cs.vt.edu HP Laserjet m401 [M401]
CBB Shared Printers
Location Server Print Queue Make & Model Driver Download
Torgersen 2160V bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu 2160-hp-m401 HP Laserjet m401dn [M401]
Torgersen 2160V bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu 2160-hp-color-m452dn HP Color Laserjet M452dn [M452]
Torgersen 2160V bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu 2160-minolta-363 Konica Minolta Bizhub 368e [Bizhub 368]

Connecting to Printers

Windows 10

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

Linux - Ubuntu

  1. Open Show Applications -> Settings -> Devices -> Printers
  2. Click Add a Printer
  3. Type the network address in the search bar at the bottom
  4. Select your printer from the list e.g. JetDirect-Printer
  5. On the Driver Screen, Select the manufacturer and Driver e.g. Hewlett-Packard and M401
  6. Note: If your driver isn't available in the list, you can select Generic and Generic PCL to finish setup and then under the printer change the driver to a ppd that you download from the manufacturers site.
  7. If you need to change the driver click the gear on the printer in the Devices menu
  8. Click printer Details -> Install PPD
  9. Navigate to the PPD you Downloaded and select it.

Linux - Centos

Connecting to the CBB Shared Printers

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 in the following format: http://<ServerName>:631/printers/<PrintQueue>
  6. (example: http://bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu:631/printers/2160-hp-color-m452dn)
  7. Click Next
  8. On the popup to select driver, click windows update unless you have downloaded the specific driver
  9. Select your printer driver from the two lists (example: HP Color LaserJet Pro M452 PCL6)
  10. Click next to finish
  11. 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

Linux - Ubuntu

  1. Open Show Applications -> Settings -> Devices -> Printers
  2. Click Add a Printer
  3. Type the network address in the search bar at the bottom http://bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu
  4. This should present you with a choice of the three available printers on the CBB network, select the printer you want to add

Linux - Centos

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