Printers Help

Help With Printing

Below is a list of the printers at UTIG. The room numbers where the printers are located are incorporated in their names (e.g., hp_2.103 is in room 2.103).

Name	Model	Comment
hp_1055-rtl_2.248	HP DesignJet 36" plotter (RTL)	GL/2 driver. Job is rastered on local computer. Windows Only. Sometimes works better for large jobs.
hp_1055-rtl_3.106	HP DesignJet 36" plotter (RTL)	GL/2 driver. Job is rastered on local computer. Windows Only. Sometimes works better for large jobs.
hp_1055_2.248	HP DesignJet 36" plotter (PS)	PS driver. Job is rastered on plotter.
hp_1055_3.106	HP DesignJet 36" Plotter (PS)	PS driver. Job is rastered on plotter.
hp_2.103	HP LaserJet 2100 (Admin)	B&W laser
hp_2.116	HP LaserJet 4MP	B&W laser
hp_2.230	HP LaserJet 2300DN	B&W laser. Duplex.
hp_2.248	HP LaserJet 5M	B&W laser
hp_2.252	HP LaserJet 4050	B&W laser
hp_3.102	HP LaserJet 2300DN	B&W laser. Duplex.
hp_3.110	HP LaserJet 2300DN	B&W laser. Duplex.
hp_3.228	HP LaserJet 2300DN	B&W laser. Duplex.
hp_3.262	HP LaserJet 2300DN	B&W laser. Duplex.
xp_6250_2.112	Xerox Phaser 6250	Color laser. Duplex. Legal.
xp_7300_3.106	Xerox Phaser 7300	Color laser. Duplex. Tabloid.

Any local printer queues you had set up previously from the old building will not work and should be deleted. Please delete them. They cause unnecessary network traffic. This means opening the "Printers and Faxes" control panel, selecting all printer queues that have 'on Igdrasil' in the name and either "Right-click and delete" or just press the "Delete" key on your keyboard.

Windows Printing

1. Start -> Printer and Faxes
2. Printer Tasks -> Add a printer
3. Add Printer Wizard -> Next
4. Local or Network Printer -> A network printer -> Next
5. Specify a printer
a. If your machine is a member of the IG domain, then you can browse a printers database.
    1. Browse for a Printer -> Next.
    2. Find Now.
    3. Select your printer from the list. OK.
b. If not, select "Connect to this printer".
    1. In the name field type: \\igdrasil\<name>. If the network is working properly it should build a drop-down when you type the "\" after igdrasil. Next.
    2. You may have to supply login credentials. "IG\<username>" and your IG password.
6. Do you want to use this as your default printer? Yes/No? Next.
7. Completing the Add Printer Wizard -> Finish.

Macintosh Printing

1. Applications -> Utilities -> Printer Setup Utility
2. Click "Add". Select "IP Printing" from the popup menu.
3. Choose Protocol: Line Printer Daemon -- LPD
4. Address: igdrasil
5. Queue: <name>
6. Select Printer model from the drop down list. If it is not listed you may have to download a PPD from the manufacturer.
7. Close the Printer Setup Utility.

UNIX Printing

Under Solaris, this has been done for you. The configuration file is /etc/printers.conf. If this file is stale I can push the updated file to your machine.

Under Linux I don't have this automated yet. You will add a printer using whatever printer setup utility you prefer. When you add the printer, specify a LPD print queue, with the server being "igdrasil" and the name from the list above. This may be automated someday.

Notes

The use of fully qualified domain names will be elaborated on further in the wireless and vpn pages, but for compatibility you may wish to "igdrasil.ig.utexas.edu" as the server name above. This most likely only affects laptop users.