Connect to Printers

Printing from public workstations and public checkout laptops

1. Library public workstations are pre-mapped to the closest public printer. Nothing needs to be done by the user.

Printing from a personal Windows XP or Windows Vista machine

1. [click] Start

2. [click] Run

3. [type] \\131.215.225.26

4. [press] enter or [click] Okay

5. A new window should open up with a list of all available printers (and you may be challenged with authentication credentials depending on how you’re logged on to your current machine

6. Locate the printer you want to connect to and either [double-click] that printer or [right-click] it and [click] connect from the newly opened window

7. Track complimentary and debit printing at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Printing from a personal Mac OS X or Linux machine

1. Open a browser and go to: http://127.0.0.1:631. Click "Add Printer" .

2. The "Add Printer" window will open. In the name field, enter the name of the printer you have selected. Enter any text in the "Location" and "Description" fields.

3.Click the "Continue" button. A Security Warning window will open. On a Mac OS X machine, an additional Security Warning window will open. Click "Continue".

4. "Add Printer" window will open. Click the pull down menu for "Device." Select "LPD/LPR Host or Printer". Click the "Continue" button.

5. A "Device URI" window will open. Check that "ldp://131.215.225.26/" appears before the printer name. For example, to connect to the HP printers in SFL, enter: lpd://131.215.225.26/SFL1-HP-4700DN-WEST. You need to locate the correct printer name. This can be done by asking helpdesk AT caltech.edu or going through the windows steps to log into the printer page and see the printer names listed. Click "Continue".

6. A "Make/Manufacturer" window will open. Click the pull down menu for "Make" and select the appropriate manufacturer. Click "continue".

7. A "Model/Driver" window will open. Click the pull down menu for "Model" and selct the appropriate driver. Click "Add Printer."

8. An "Authentication Required" window will open. Enter your local administrator credentials (not your access.caltech credentials). Click "OK."