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Neilson Library offers wireless printing to Windows laptop users on Smith's wireless network from anywhere on campus. Jobs stay in the print system for 2 hours.

REQUIREMENTS

Smith username and password (Groupwise/Novell)
Wireless network card
Windows XP (recommended) - see limitations
Printer drivers - see below to download

students using laptops in Collacott Room

DOWNLOAD THE PRINT DRIVERS

Click the link below to download the printer driver software to your desktop:
1. Download the driver: Neilson Mair Room black & white printer (Print Release station B)
2. Double click the icon on your desktop to install the printer drivers
3. Click Finish when the intall is complete. You are now ready to print from your laptop.
4. Activate 2-sided printing:
1.	Go to the Start Menu, Settings, and then Printers and Faxes
2.	Right click on Mair 930-B (B&W) and choose Properties
3.	Go to the Device Option tab
4.	In the middle of the window see Change settings for: Duplex Module
5.	Click that drop-down and change to Available from Not Available
6.	Click Apply
7.	Click OK to exit

HOW TO PRINT

1.	Go to the Print menu for the item you want to print.
2.	In the printer name menu, select Mair 930-B (B&W).
3.	For 2-sided printing, click on the Properties or Preferences button:
	Select the Setup tab Under 2-sided printing, select Long Edge or Short Edge (landscape) Click OK
4.	After adjusting your print settings, click OK on the main print screen.
5.	At the Print Job Details pop up, enter your Novell username.
	Note: Jobs stay in the print system for 2 hours.
6.	Go to Print Release Station B, (Mair Room, Neilson Library, Level 1 West).
7.	At the release station, login with your Novell username and password.
8.	Swipe your OneCard or print card.
9.	Click on the job you want to print (hold down the shift key and click to select multiple jobs).
10.	Click the print button at the bottom of the screen.
11.	Pick up your printouts from the adjacent printer(s).

LIMITATIONS

You can send a wireless print job from anywhere on campus, but you can only retrieve jobs in Neilson Library. Jobs stay in the print system for only 2 hours.
Windows Vista and any other 64-bit version of Windows will not work with wireless printing. You can try wireless printing with other Windows versions but Smith does not provide support for problems.
Wireless printing is not available for Mac and Linux laptops.

HELP

Neilson Library Reference Desk
Need Help? Ask a Librarian
(413) 585-2966
neilref@smith.edu

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Last Updated: October 20, 2009