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Connecting to a Network Printer from Windows XP

Prerequisites:

• You must have a computer account in Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics).
• The Windows account you print from must have the same username as your Mathematical Sciences username.
• Your computer must be on campus.
• Your account on the Windows machine must have the appropriate rights to add a new printer.  (If CSG manages your computer, you do not have these rights. To have a new printer added, use the request system.)

Instructions:

1. On the Start Menu, select "Printers and Faxes"




2. Double click "Add Printer"




3. Click "Next" on the "Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard" screen.
   
   
   
    
4. On the "Local or Network Printer" page of the wizard, select "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer" and click "Next."
   
   
   
    
5. On the "Specify a Printer" page of the wizard, select the "Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network:" option.
   
   
   
    
6. In the URL field, enter the URL of the printer you'd like to use as specified in the following table:
    

   Printer Name	Printer Location	Printer Model (click for driver)	Printer URL
   pb1k	B1K MLH	HP 4014	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/pb1k
   pb5	B5 MLH	HP 4250	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/pb5
   pb20	B20A MLH	HP 4250	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/pb20
   p1g	1G MLH	HP 4014	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p1g
   p25bw	25C MLH	HP 4515	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p25bw
   p101bw	101Q MLH	HP 4014	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p101bw
   p201bw	201Q MLH	HP 4014	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p201bw
   p225	225A MLH	HP 4250	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p225
   p301	301 MLH	HP 4250	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p301
   p311	311 MLH	HP 4300	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p311
   p317	317 MLH	HP 3015	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p317
   p14e	14E MLH	HP 3015	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p14e
   p350	350 SH	HP 4200	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p350
   p241bw	241 SH	HP 4015x	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p241bw
   p241clr	241clr SH	HP 4650	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/241clr
   p346	346 SH	HP 4250	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p346
   p325	325Q MLH	HP 4250	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p325
   p14clr	14E MLH	HP 4650	http://cups.divms.uiowa.edu:631/printers/p14clr

   
   
   
   
   

7. Please check the table above to find out which driver to use:
   1. Click on the link in the table and download the driver.
   2. Run the executable to extract the driver.
   3. Click on "Have Disk..." and browse to the location of the extracted driver
   4. Select the driver that matches the model of the printer (usually the first choice listed) and click "OK".

      
      

8. On the "Default Printer" page of the wizard, select "Yes" if you'd like this to be your default printer.  Otherwise, select "No".  Click "Next".
   

   
   

    

9. On the "Completing the Add Printer Wizard" page of the wizard, click "Finish".
   

   

Duplexing

1. If you have a model capable of duplex printing (see Printer page) you will need to configure it in the printer properties dialog.
   1. Right click on the newly added printer and choose "Properties"

      

   2. For the HP 4200, click on the "Device Settings" tab,
      • scroll down to the "Duplex Unit (for 2-Sided Printing)" and set it to "Installed"
      • Set "Printer Memory" to 64MB.

        

   3. For the HP 4250, click on the "Configure" tab and choose "hp LaserJet DTN" for "Printer Model"
   
   
   4. Click "OK"