configuring+BCPS+printers

Remember, at Kenwood High School, Department Chairs are responsible for purchasing $150.00+ LaserJet printer cartridges from their budgets--although it may be tempting to setup the __closest__ printer, please only setup the closest __Department__ printer to your (//or another person's//) computer. THANK YOU!!

There seem like a __lot__ of steps, but you get good at it the more you setup printers this way J >> //Suggestion: write the **location** and a **name** (such as “Third Grade” or “Front Office”) of the printer at the top of the configuration page.// Name printers something that's standardized--at Kenwood High School, printers are named as follows: >> **(Room# Identifying_Info) Model**, for example **(23 Teacher) HP 2300**, //or// **(128 English Office) HP 2420**, //or// **(Front Office, Color) HP 370** >> //If this is a **brand new printer**, please email the information above, as well as the desired name of the printer (see above) to the following people// >> - your school's Tech Liaison (//add to inventory of equipment)// >> - Bruce Rutherfoord (//to reserve IP address)// >> - Area Customer Support Center Team Leader //(to create a job on the server for// easier //re-installation later// >> //The TCP/IP Wizard window will automatically close, and you’ll move to the next step of the “Add Printer Wizard,” selecting the right driver. You’re __almost__ finished!// J Select “**HP**” as the manufacturer, and then the trick is finding the __closest__ model, if yours isn’t listed. For example, there’s an HP 4050, a 4100, but not a 4200. If I’m installing a 4200 printer, I’ll just use the 4100 driver. >> **Good Question:** What’s the difference between PCL and PS? //How brilliant the Graphics are printed. For most people’s purposes, just use the PCL drivers. The problem with using PS is that it prints __much__// //slower.// >> Click “**Next**” >> Leave the “**Yes**” radio button selected, because you want whatever printer you’re setting up to be the automatic (//default//) choice. Click “**Next**.”
 * 1) Go around and **print configuration pages** for all of the printers.
 * 2) for **older** models (HP LaserJet 2100s), usually you hold down one button and push the other one; and the page will spit out.
 * 3) for **newer** models with a display screen, you hit the Menu (usually **green** or **check**), and scroll down to “**Information**” and then scroll down to “**Print** **Configuration** **Page**.”
 * 4) If that’s not terribly clear, you can go to [|HP’s support website] and type in the model of the printer—it’s usually on the front. Check the “See support and troubleshooting information” button. //As long as the printer name has an “n” it doesn’t really matter the rest of the letters. “d” means duplex, so that doesn’t matter for the configuration page, etc.//
 * 5) Click on the “Manual” –it’s usually on the left. You can search for “configuration page” and it almost always gives specific, detailed directions.
 * 1) Once you’ve got your configuration pages printed, you’re looking for the following information for __each__ printer. It’s __usually__ on the second sheet:
 * 2) ** IP address **
 * 3) ** Hardware Address **
 * 4) **Model**
 * 5) **Serial number**
 * 1) To set up a printer on a computer…
 * 2) From “**Start**,” select “**Settings**” and then “**Printers and Faxes**” from the drop-down menus.
 * 3) When the “**Printers and Faxes**” window opens, I __usually__ delete printers I don’t want folks to use. The “Microsoft Document Image Writer” always shows up. It’s annoying, but ignore it. Click on the “**Add new printer**” link on the left. //This will open the Wizard.//
 * 4) Click “**Next**.”
 * 5) ** Uncheck ** the “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” box, //and despite all logic and reasoning, you want to select the “**Local printer attached to this computer**” button.// Click “**Next**.”
 * 6) Select the “**Create a new port**” button and select “**Standard TCP/IP**” from the drop-down menu. Click “**Next**.”
 * 7) A new wizard will open. Click “**Next**.”
 * 8) Type the **IP address** you got from the **Configuration page** into the first blank. //The Wizard will automatically enter something into the second blank.// Click “**Next**.”
 * 9) If the printer is not turned on and/or plugged in, you may get an error message and a request to use a "Generic Network Card." //If you’re 100% sure about the IP address because Bruce Rutherfoord has confirmed its reservation, you can just click “**Next**” on this screen and ignore the error message.//
 * 10) Click “**Finish**”
 * 1) Click the “**Keep existing driver**” radio button, and click “**Next**.”
 * 2) Here’s where it gets individualized J . I call the printers something memorable for me—usually (//Room# Department)// //Model//, so “(128 English Office) HP 2420” or “(125 English Department) HP 2300
 * 1) Leave the “**Do not share this printer**” button selected, and click “**Next**.”
 * 2) // Definitely // print a test page—this will tell you if you’ve done it right! Leave the “**Yes**” radio button selected, and click “**Next**.”
 * 3) // A window will appear, asking if the test page printed—assuming it did, click “**OK**,” and then click “**Finish**”—woot! //