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====== Printing from laptops ====== | ====== Printing from laptops ====== | ||
- | FIRST: when you are printing from the wireless network, make sure you have authenticated to the system as described [[wireless|on the page about the wireless networks]]. Note that only our specific networks know about the printers in our buildings; Eduroam and the generic | + | FIRST: when you are printing from the wireless network, make sure you have authenticated to the system as described [[wireless|on the page about the wireless networks]]. Note that only our specific networks know about the printers in our buildings; Eduroam and the generic |
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+ | ===== Adding printer in MacOS X ===== | ||
* Go to System Preferences | * Go to System Preferences | ||
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* Address for LORENTZ users: printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | * Address for LORENTZ users: printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | ||
* Protocol: Internet Printing Protocol - IPP | * Protocol: Internet Printing Protocol - IPP | ||
- | * Queue: printers/op4 (or [[: | + | * Queue: printers/hpcolor |
* Name: (fill in some name that helps you remember which printer this is) | * Name: (fill in some name that helps you remember which printer this is) | ||
* Location: (optional, if for your information only, eg to distinguish strw printers from the printer at home) | * Location: (optional, if for your information only, eg to distinguish strw printers from the printer at home) | ||
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You might want to set double-sided printing on by default, to save paper. Click on the Administration menu and choose "Set Default Options" | You might want to set double-sided printing on by default, to save paper. Click on the Administration menu and choose "Set Default Options" | ||
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===== Adding a printer in Linux ===== | ===== Adding a printer in Linux ===== | ||
Since various Linux distributions use their own tool for the configuration of printers, we cannot give an exact description of the options to select, just the general information. It is usually quite intuitive to find out where exactly this information needs to be entered in the available configuration tool. | Since various Linux distributions use their own tool for the configuration of printers, we cannot give an exact description of the options to select, just the general information. It is usually quite intuitive to find out where exactly this information needs to be entered in the available configuration tool. | ||
- | The printserver supports the Internet printing protocol (IPP; also known as CUPS). To add a printer, make sure you select IPP as the protocol, and '' | + | The printserver supports the Internet printing protocol (IPP; also known as CUPS). To add a printer, make sure you select IPP as the protocol, and '' |
Next you can select the manufacturer and printer model, or use a generic postscript printer driver. See the [[: | Next you can select the manufacturer and printer model, or use a generic postscript printer driver. See the [[: | ||
Also make sure to use A4 paper in stead of American letter format. | Also make sure to use A4 paper in stead of American letter format. | ||
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If your laptop is running its own local CUPS daemon, you can follow the instructions for CUPS given under Mac OS above. | If your laptop is running its own local CUPS daemon, you can follow the instructions for CUPS given under Mac OS above. | ||
- | ===== Internet Printing on Windows (7 & 8 & 10) ===== | ||
- | Windows should be able to use this method as well (** but not always? does anyone know which driver or windows component is necessary? **) | + | ---- |
- | In the Add printer wizard, select the option " | + | {{: |
+ | ===== Wireless printing Windows ===== | ||
- | | + | Windows should be able to use this method as well (but: see below). |
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+ | In the Add printer wizard, select the option **" | ||
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and for Lorentz Institute: | and for Lorentz Institute: | ||
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http:// | http:// | ||
- | Of course this works for any of our printer names, so fill in your printer of choice here. A [[: | + | Of course this works for any of our printer names, so fill in your printer of choice here. A __**[[: |
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+ | However, sometimes Windows is installed with the Internet Printing component disabled. So if you weren' | ||