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[[Category:How-To]][[Category:Computers]]
For a list of public network printers, see http://cf.williams.edu/w/?u=docs/Public+Printer+List
If you are printing out many slides for studying, see [[How to print multiple slides per page]]
====On a PC:====
*Go to Start->Run and type "\\williams\williams"
*Click on the printer you want to install, then click "Yes" and "OK" to the popups
*Find the type of the printer you want to install (some listed [http://cf.williams.edu/oit/facilities/printers/public.cfm here]). All public printers are HP, usually laserjet 5m, 4000, 4050, 4100. If you can't find the right one, select something close to it.
*The installation should complete on its own, and the printer will come up as an option the next time you try to print.====On a PC (without [[Novell NetWare]] installed):====*Go to "Printers and Faxes"*Click "Add a Printer"*Click Next and then Next again for "Local printer attached to this computer"*Choose the "Create a new port" bullet and Scroll down to "Standard TCP/IP port"*Click Next and then Next again*Type in the name of the printer you want installed followed by ".williams.edu", e.g. lw-jesup-205.williams.edu*Click Next twice, then wait a while*Follow the same instructions as above for choosing the type of printer to install
====[[Mac OSX OS X]] 10.4:====
*Open Print and Fax from the System Preferences
*When the Printer Browser opens, select IP printer
*Select Line Printer Daemon - LPD as the Protocol. Set the address to: lpr.williams.edu (note lpr is L P R)
*You will need to look up the queue name of a public printer. Also note the model(some listed [http://cf.williams.edu/oit/facilities/printers/public.cfm here]).
*Type in the printers queue name, e.g. lw-jesup-205
*Select the model. If you aren't sure, the HP laserjet 5m is a good choice.
*Select IP printing
*Select LPD/LPR. Set the printer address to: lpr.williams.edu (note lpr is L P R)
*You will need to look up the queue name of a public printer. Also note the model(some listed [http://cf.williams.edu/oit/facilities/printers/public.cfm here]).
*Type in the printers queue name, e.g. lw-jesup-205
*Select the model. If you aren't sure, the HP laserjet 5m is a good choice.
*The best option is to select LPR. Set the server to: lpr.williams.edu (note lpr is L P R)
*Uncheck the "use default queue name on server"
*You will need to look up the queue name of a public printer. Also note the model(some listed [http://cf.williams.edu/oit/facilities/printers/public.cfm here]).
*Type in the printers queue name, e.g. lw-jesup-205
*Choose the model. If you aren't sure, the HP laserjet 5m is a good choice.
*If you have AppleTalk enabled on your Mac you can browse for printers directly.
====Unix servers:====
*ssh into the unix servers
*issue the command '''lp -d''' "''name of the public printer''" "''name of file''", where the public printer name is from [http://http://oit.williams.edu/w/?u=docs/Public+Printer+List here], and the name of the file is the name of the file on your unix account.
*if you want to see the status of the printer, try '''lpstat -p''' "''name of the public printer''"
*laugh at your foolish \/\/1|\|D0\/\/$ friends.
