Adding a Printer to the OIT Print Server

Overview

These instructions are for OIT senior technicians and the OIT print Server. Instructions for other IT groups or print servers may vary. These instructions can be followed by either using remote desktop to perform the steps on the print server or by connecting to the print server via the Print Management Windows MMC snap in.

Procedure

1. Under print server, right click onto Add printer
2. Click Add a TCP/IP or web Services Printer by IP address or host name. Click Next
3. Select the type of device – TCP/IP
4. Provide Host Name, not IP address
5. Uncheck Auto detect the printer driver to use click Next.
6. Choose the appropriate driver and click next
7. For all HP Printers, use HP Universal Print Driver
8. For KM copiers, Use the official PCL driver for that model, NOT the Konica Minolta Universal PCL driver
9. Pick up printer name “PrinterName – DriverName “
10. Click Share this Printer and choose the share name. Type only the Printer name
11. Put location and comments if appropriate
12. Next Step is to right click on the newly added printer and “List in Directory”
13. Update the OITKB page with the name of the new printer (go.tufts.edu/printers)