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Printing from Windows 95 to a network printer

  1. First, you must restart the machine so that you can log in. To do this:
    • Go to the Start button and click on Shut Down.
    • Click on the OK button at the bottom of the dialogue box.
    • The machine will reboot.

  2. When the machine starts up again, a dialogue box will come up for Microsoft Networking.
    • Enter your usual WJH login name and password.
    • Click on the OK button.

  3. Open the document you wish to print.

  4. To print it:
    • Go to the File menu and select Print.
    • Make sure the printer selected is WJH 1372.
    • Click the OK button.
    • Your document willprint from the laser printer in room 1372.

  5. When you are done, leave the machine ready for the next person to use.
    • Go to the Start button and click on Shut Down.
    • Click on Restart the Computer and then hit OK.
    • By doing this you prevent other people from printing with your printing budget, and prepare the machine for the next user.

Connecting a Windows 95 printer to a networked printer via TCP/IP

Some printers in this building are not connected to the Novell network, so the above procedure will not work. If a printer is connected directly to the Harvard network, Windows 95/98 users can user HP JetAdmin software to connect to these printers. The procedure is as follows:

  1. Download the HP JetDirect software from HP's website. As of 4/27/99, the software is available here.
  2. Double-click on the hpja95en.exe file to unpack and install it. The installation process is straightforward. You should have to restart your computer when the installation process finishes.
  3. Go the the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers.... Create a New Printer by double-clicking the icon.
  4. Step through the printer creation wizard; when you are asked whether you want to set up a local or network computer, choose Local printer.
  5. Go back to the Printers... menu item, right-click on the newly created printer, and select Properties.
  6. Select Details from the list of tabs. Click on the Add Port... button. Select Others as your port type and select HP JetDirect Port from the list (if it doesn't appear, reinstall the software and try again).
  7. The HP Add JetDirect Port Wizard will start. Select Easy Setup, then hit Next.
  8. On the next screen you will have to select the printer to which you would like to connect; the best way to do this is by IP address. The methods for finding a printer's IP address vary - on the new HP laser printers, use the Menu button to select Information Menu, then use the Item button to select Print Configuration. The second page of the configuration should have the printer's IP address.
  9. Enter the IP address into the TCP/IP Address field, then click Finish.

That should be it! You should now be able to print to the networked printer. If you have questions or problems, please contact WJHCS.


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