ALCO How-To

WINDOWS XP@ND Printer Setup HOW-TO

Step 1:

Click on the Start button and go to Settings and then Printers and Faxes.

Step 2:

Find and double click on the Add Printer icon. This will launch the Add Printer Wizard.

Step 3:

Step 4:

Be sure to UNCHECK the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer button, highlighted in red, then click on the Next button.

Step 5:

The Use the following port radio: button will be selected. Click on the Create a new port: radio button.

Step 6:

Click on the downward pointing arrow to the right of Local Port and highlight and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the drop down list.

Step 7:

Once you see the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard, click the next button.

Step 8:

In this window, you will specify the printer that you wish to use by typing it into the “Printer Name or IP Address” field. All printers follow the model of the graphic shown here for the fourth floor of Malloy Hall. Enter the building name and floor number, and then .alprinters.nd.edu in all lower case letters.

So, for example, room 311 Decio would usedecio3.alprinters.nd.edu. Room 416 Malloy would use malloy4.alprinters.nd.edu.

Flanner is slightly different. You do the same thing, except you substitute flannerfor the alprinters part of the address.

The second field, Port Name will automatically fill out as you type the Printer name. Click next.

The printer for the basement of Malloy Hall ismalloy0.alprinters.nd.edu. This is a Zero. The name for the Philosophy Graduate Lab in the basement of Malloy Hall is b007.philosophy.nd.edu. The printer name for the Theology Graduate Lab in the basement of Malloy Hall is b038.theology.nd.edu.

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Step 10:

Be patient while the port is created. You may have to wait 30-45 seconds and should see a screen that changes slowly with time but will look like the one above while it is processing.

Step 11:

Next, select the model of HP printer you will be using. The following list shows the models in our buildings:

The manufacturers are listed in the left frame. Scroll down to and highlight HP. The models are then listed in the right frame, most often, alphabetically. Scroll down to the desired model and highlight it. Then, click on the Next button.

Step 12:

Now you will see the default printer name as it was selected from the printer list in the last step. Highlight it, then type in the building name and floor. This is simply a label for the printer, so you can distinguish it from others that you may have easily.

Step 13:

Once you have named your printer with our naming convention, click on the next button.

Step 14:

Make sure the Do not share this printer radio button is selected and click Next

Step 15:

At this time, you may choose to print a test page to make sure the printer has installed correctly, if so, make sure the Yes radio button is selected, then click on the Next button. If you don’t care to, then select the No radio button, and click on the Next button.