Wireless Hotspots
Printer Configuration
for Laptops running
Windows 7
GUIDE
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IT Services
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Introduction ... 2B. Downloading the Printer Drivers... 3
C. Installing the Printer Drivers... 5
D. Setting up Printer for the first time...9
E. Duplex Printing ...11
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©IT Services, University of MaltaA. Introduction
This document contains instructions to help you install the appropriate printer drivers so that you will be able to print your documents via the IT Services Wireless Network. Apart from installing the appropriate printer driver, you will also need to purchase printing credits on line by accessing the link:
https://www.um.edu.mt/itservices/printingcredits/
to be able to print over the network.
More information about printing, including a list of locations of printing facilities, is available here:
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B. Downloading the Printer Drivers
1. Access the link: http://www.um.edu.mt/itservices/print
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©IT Services, University of Malta3. Click the Save File button. A downloads window is displayed when downloading starts.
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5. Click the Run button. The window below is displayed.
6. In the Destination folder field, type C:\temp.
7. Click the Install button. The printer driver has n ow been downloaded on your computer in ‘C:\temp’. You may now proceed with installing the driver.
C. Installing the Printer Driver
1. Click the Start button.
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©IT Services, University of Malta3. Click Add a printer. This opens the Add Printer window displayed below.
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5. Click the Stop button. Then click on The printer that I want isn’t
listed.
6. The window below is displayed. Tick the Select a shared printer by
name option and type the appropriate URL depending on the printer you
are installing. Refer to the table available at:
http://www.um.edu.mt/itservices/print
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©IT Services, University of Malta8. Click OK. The Enter Network Password dialog box is displayed.
9. In the User Name field, type csc\username, where username is your UoM IT Account username, for example: csc\mfar10.
10. In the Password field, type in your password. 11. Click the OK button.
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13. Click Next. The dialog box below is displayed.
14. Click the Finish button. The printer driver has now been installed.
D. Setting up Printer for the first time
A4 printing settings have to be set in order to be able to print. You can enable A4 printing settings on your printer driver as follows:
1. Click the Start button.
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©IT Services, University of Malta3. Right-click the printer driver which will be used for A4 printing, for example:
Colour IT Services Open Access 001 A4 & A3 on print-sp-srv.csc.net.mt
4. Click Printing Preferences. The dialog box below is displayed. Note that the layout of this box may vary depending on the printer selected.
5. The Paper size field should be set to A4. Click OK.
6. It is recommended that if A3 printing is required, this is set from within your application (eg. Microsoft Word) rather than from here. Setting A3 printing from
Printing Preferences will set A3 as the default paper size on your laptop. A3
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E. Duplex Printing
You can also print on both sides of the paper over Wi-Fi. Double-sided, or duplex printing, conserves paper and is cheaper than single-sided printing. IT Services encourages all users to opt for duplex printing when appropriate. Duplex printing is not available for colour and A3 printing.
Duplex printing needs to be enabled on your printer driver to print on both sides of the paper.
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click Devices and Printers. The window below is displayed.
3. Right-click the printer driver which will be used for duplex printing, for example:
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©IT Services, University of Malta4. Click Printer Properties. The dialog box below is displayed. Note that the layout of the dialog box may vary depending on the printer selected.
5. Click the Device Settings tab. The window below is displayed.
6. The Duplex Unit (for 2-Sided Printing) needs to be set to Installed. If not, click on Not Installed and select Installed from the drop down list.
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F. Black & White Printing
If a colour printer has been installed, B&W printing can be set on that printer. It should
be noted that B&W printing is charged at colour printing rates when done through a colour printer.
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click Devices and Printers. The window below is displayed.
3. Right-click the printer driver which will be used for B&W printing, for example:
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4. Click Printer Preferences. The Preferences dialog box is displayed. Note that this dialog box may vary depending on the printer selected.
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Click the Color tab.
6. Tick the Print in Grayscale option. 7. Click OK.
