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The black and white printer is a Dell 3000cn laserprinter. It is available for the use of all IBG faculty, students, employees, and guests.
In brief:
This is the easiest method for attaching to the IBG printers. It is recommended for all desktop Windows computers. However, this only works if the computer being used is a member of the IBG Windows domain. Your computer is a member of the IBG Windows domain if the following are true:
ctrl-alt-delete
and see a login box similar to (it will look different on Vista):
If your computer is not a member of the IBG Windows domain then follow the instructions under HTTP/CUPS.
My Computer
.3000cn
icon and select Connect
and then Yes
Drivers for the printer are available from Dell and can be downloaded directly at http://ftp.us.dell.com/printer/R166996.EXE.
Double click on the R166996.EXE
file which was downloaded. That will by default extract the drivers to c:\Dell\Printers\R166996\
. Once the drivers are extracted, move on to the HTTP/CUPS section.
Printing requires installation of the hpijs. Follow the instructions on that page to install hpijs.
This method of connecting to the printer works from Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. It is the recommended method to use from Windows computers which are not members of the IBG domain.
Printers and Faxes
control panel.Add a printer
which will start the Add Printer Wizard.Next
.A network printer…
Next
.Connect to a printer on the Internet…
URL
field.Next
.Have Disk
option.Browse
button.C:\dell\drivers\R166996\Win_x32\PCL\
and then click Open
.OK
.Dell Laser Printer 3000cn PCL6
and click OK
.Yes
or No
to set this as the default printer and click Next
.System Preferences
.Print & Fax
tool.+
button.IP
button at the top.Protocol
selector to Internet Printing Protocol - IPP
.Name
field to something descriptive, such as IBG Color printer
Print Using
selector to Select a driver to use
.HP Color LaserJet 5500
driver.Add
button.