SSRL Beamline Printers
There are several laser printers on the beamline floor which are all connected
to the network. Users may print from beamline computers at each beamline or
any PC or Mac around the lab.
The following queue names are known to VMS systems. Windows
queue names are similar to the following queue names:
120_BL8 (Building 120 across from beamline 8-1)
120_BL9 (Building 120 across from beamline 9)
120_MAILROOM (Building 120 mailroom)
131_BL4 (Building 131, across from beamline 4)
131_BL6 (Building 131, across from beamline 6)
The command to print a file on a VMS system is:
print/queue=queuename filename
Instruction on how to configure printers on SSRL domain Windows
In order to print from a PC, click on start button, click on Control Panel,
click on printers, click on Add a printer. In Add printer wizard, choose "A
network printer,...", click next, choose Connect to this printer or "Browse for a printer", click next,
under shared printers, choose a printer on SSRLPRINT2 server depending on the
beamline you are using, click next, then it will ask if you want that
printer to be the default printer, choose and click next and click finish.
Instruction on how to access printers on visitors' subnet
LPR in Windows 2000 and XP is available in Standard TCP/IP printing.
To add a printer using LPR:
From the Start Menu, go to Setting - Printers- Double click on Add Printer
Click Next on the Welcome screen (The local or network printer screen will
open)
Ensure that Local Printer is selected
Uncheck Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer
click next (the select a printer port screen will open)
Select Create a new port
In the type of port dropdown list, select Standard TCP/IP PORT
click next
click next again on the welcome screen (the Add Standard TCP/IP printer port
screen will open)
For printer name or IP Address, enter PRINTSERV.slac.stanford.edu
For Port name, enter one of the printer names at the bottom of this
page,(example: BL9-HP3525...)
click next
Select Custom
click Settings (the Configure Standard TCP/IP port monitor screen will open)
In the protocal section, select LPR
In the Queue name, enter one of the queue names at the bottom of this page
click on LPR Byte Counting Enabled checkbox
click OK
click next
Click finish
A window will open for installing drivers; select an appropriate driver
In the Name Your priner window, select an appropriate name
In the Printer sharing window, select as appropriate. Clients usually do not
share printers.
In the Print Test Page window, you may test as needed.
Click Finish
The following are Queue names/Node names for beamline printers:
Name Location of HP LaserJet 2200dn printers
BL6-HP3525 Across from beamline 6-2
BL7-HP3525 Across from beamline 7-3
BL9-HP3525 Across from beamline 9-3
BL13-HP3525 Across from beamline 13 or 4-1
Last Updated:
20 Jul 2010
Content Owner:
Ellie Fazli
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