Printing under Windows
he PCs in the pools are all members of the Informatics domain under Windows. If you are logged in as a user on a PC within the domain, you need to set up the printer before using it for the first time. This can be done with just a few steps.
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Click on the Start button at the bottom of the screen and select "Devices and Printers" from the Start menu (see Image 1).
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A dialog box appears, listing the installed printers and devices. Here, no Informatics printer is installed for the first use (see Image 2). Click on the "Add a Printer" button.
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In the dialog box that appears now, select the second option: "Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer" (see Image 3).
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After a few seconds, a window appears with the text "No printers were found." But don't panic! The process will continue shortly if you click on the link "The printer that I want isn't listed" (see Image 4).
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A dialog box now appears, where you can select a printer by its print queue name. First, enter the name of the print server: \\linuxprint\ (see Image 5).
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Once you have typed the final backslash ("Backslash"), a list of the print queues on the print server will appear. Select a printer near you (see Image 6).
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Once you have selected your printer, click on "Next" (see Image 7).
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A box appears informing you of the successful installation (see Image 8). Click on "Next."
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You can print a test page in the following box to check the functionality of the newly installed printer. Finally, click on "Finish" (see Image 9).
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When you return to the Printer and Fax Devices overview (Start menu → Devices and Printers, see Image 1), you will see the printer you just installed (see Image 10). Double-clicking on the printer icon opens the print queue. Here, you can view your own print jobs and, if necessary, pause or delete them.
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Right-clicking on the printer icon opens a context menu. Select "Printing Preferences" (see Image 11). Here, you can view and, if necessary, change some of the printer’s preset settings, such as paper size, paper orientation, double-sided printing, resolution, etc.