Wireless
Printing to GoPrint on Grizznet
The GoPrint
system that has been installed for print management campus-wide can now be accessed from your wireless laptop when you
are connected to the Grizznet wireless network (find out
more about Grizznet
Wireless network access). The directions below will show
you how to add the GoPrint Printer to your computer and
send documents to the Release Stations/Printers in Kresge
Library.
Here may be found instructions for:
Networked
printer paths:
For printers on the 2nd
floor, reference area:
\\goprnsrv.sys.oakland.edu\gprinter10
For printers on 2nd floor, Information Commons area:
Black/White/Greyscale printer: \\goprnsrv.sys.oakland.edu\KLICGoPrint
Color Laser Printer: \\goprnsrv.sys.oakland.edu\gp_kresge_color |
Adding the GoPrint Printer in Windows XP
1.
Go to Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes > Add
Printer
2. Click "Next" in the Add a Printer Wizard Window
3. Select "A Network printer..." and click "Next"
4. Select "Connect to this printer (or browse for...".
Enter the network name/path (for example: \\goprnsrv.sys.oakland.edu\gprinter10
(black and white printers on the 2nd floor Reference Area or one of the other print queues--see top of page) . Click "Next"
5. You will get a warning message about a print driver.
Select "Yes," as you need this printer driver
to use GoPrint.
6. You can make this your default printer if you choose.
If you don't, you'll need to select it from the "File > Print"
options in whatever program you are using (meaning the
simple print buttons won't work, so if that matters to you,
select "Yes"). Click "Next"
7. You'll get a confirmation screen letting you know the
printer has been added.
That's it! You can now send print jobs to the GoPrint Printers
in the Kresge Library.
Adding the GoPrint Printer in Windows Vista
1. Go to Start > Control Panel. Select Printer under Hardware and Sound
2. Select Add a Printer from the top menu bar
3. Select Add a network, wireless or bluetooth printer
4. At any time during the search, click on The printer that I wanted isn't listed
5. Type in \\goprnsrv.sys.oakland.edu\gprinter10 (or one of the other print queues--see top of page) and click Next
6. You will be presented with the following login, type guest as the User Name: and leave Password: blank. Click OK
8. You will be presented with the following security warning, click Install driver
9. Click Next to the following, making sure you do not set this as the default printer
10. Click Finish, do not print a test page
That's it! You can now send print jobs to the GoPrint Printers
in the Kresge Library.
Picking up your Print Job
1. Your print job will appear on the screen under your computer's name. To find out what your computer's name is in Windows right click on My Computer on your desktop, choose Properties. Then, in Windows XP, select the Computer Name tab in the window that pops up. In Vista, the name will be listed under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings section. For Macintosh computers, click on the Apple icon in the upper left part of your screen, click on About this Mac, then click on More info... Your computer's name will be displayed on the gray bar at the top of the window that opens.
2. Go to the appropriate print
release station (2nd floor reference area for grprinter10 black and white,
and 2nd floor Information Commons area for gp_color_kresge for color
printouts or for KLICGoPrint b&w) and select your computer's name in the computer print
queue. Your print job will be located in this queue. Follow the
on screen directions and you'll get your printout.
Setting up wireless printing on Apple computers
Using Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard)
Setting up wireless printing on an Apple Macintosh is
slightly different from installing on a PC. The most
important information is:
Networked printer paths:
Network Printer Address:
141.210.8.28
Queues:
For printers on 2nd floor,
Reference area
gprinter10
For printers on 2nd floor, Information Commons area
KLICGoPrint (black & white)
gp_kresge_color (color printer) |
1. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left part of the screen (in the menu bar). Choose the System Preferences from the drop down window. This window will open:
2. Click the Print & Fax icon. You will see a window similar to this one:
3. Click on the plus (+) sign (circled in red, above). You will be presented with the Printer Browser window. Below is an example of the settings necessary to connect to the black and white printer in the Reference Area. Your configuration must include these settings;
IP Printer, Protocol = Line Printer Dameon - LPD, Address
= 141.210.8.28, queue = [one of the queues from the box
above, gprinter10, for example], Print using = Generic Postscript
Printer (or, if you are connecting to the color printer, as in Example 2, below, select the Ricoh Aficio CL7100 PS). Then click the "Add" button.
Example 2: Screenshot for a connection to the color printer in the Information Commons:
In the Name box you may give the printer whatever name you
like. The printer will be listed in your available
printers under this name.