KITP Laptop Printing Guide

To set up your laptop to print on the KITP printers, follow the instructions below. Note - a list of printer queue names, models, and locations is available which you will need when choosing which printer to use.

Windows 

1. Click Start
   • Printers and Faxes
2. Click Add a printer
3. The Add Printer Wizard will open to the Welcome Window
   • Click Next
4. Choose "Local printer attached to this computer"
   • Un-check "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer"
   • Click Next
5. Click "Create a new port" radio button
   • Choose "Standard TCP/IP Port" from the pull down menu
   • Click Next
6. The "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" will open
   • Click Next
7. The printer name is simply "prtsrv2.kitp.ucsb.edu"
8. For the port name, append the name of the queue you are creating in front of "prtsrv2.kitp.ucsb.edu", eg. "lw2202.prtsrv2.kitp.ucsb.edu"
9. Leave at default "Generic Network Card"
   • Click Next
10. Click Finish
11. Choose the correct print driver form menu
    • Click Next
    • Choose the appropriate driver from the list:
      • lw2202       HP LaserJet 8150 Series PS
      • lw1018       HP LaserJet 8150 Series PS
      • color2202    HP Color LaserJet 4600 PS
      • lw2400       LaserJect 4100 Series PS
12. You may be prompted with a driver window. If you do, click "Keep existing driver"
    • Click Next
13. Name your printer
    • Fill in the queue name as the Printer name
    • Click "Yes" to use as default printer (Optional)
    • Click Next
14. Click "Do not share this printer"
    • Click Next
15. Print Test Page (Optional)
16. Click Finish, but you are not done!
17. In "Printers and Faxes" window right mouse click on printer you just created
    • Choose "Properties"
18. The "your printer Properties" box will open
    • Click the "Standard TCP/IP Port"
    • Click "Configure Port" button
    • Click OK
19. Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor box will open
    • Select the "LPR" radio button
    • Type in Queue Name
    • Check "LPR Byte Counting Enabled" check box
    • Click OK
20. Finished.
PDF version of the instructions.


Linux 

(There may be variations based on the specific flavour of Linux)

Red Hat Linux:

1. Start the Printer Configuration utility usually located at Start/Applications/PrinterConfiguration or the System menu.
2. Click on the New icon (for adding a new printer).
3. Enter the desired queue name from our list.
4. Set the queue type to Unix printer.
5. To configure the remote lpd server, enter prtsrv2 for the server name and set the queue name the same as in step 3.
6. Next choose the printer driver type as Postscript Printer.
7. Click Finish.
8. Restart the printing services daemon on your laptop (usually when you click finish it prompts for a restart).
9. Check progress of printing with the command "lpq -P<queuename>".
10. For more info on command line printing, refer to our FAQ.

 

Mac OS X 

PDF Instructions for Leopard (10.5)
PDF Instructions for Snow Leopard (10.6)