Windows CUPS Printing

List of available queues

• Open the following links in a browser tab
  • http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/printers
  • http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/classes
• Right Click on the Printer Name you want to add and pick Copy Link
• Proceed to section below that matches your operating system
  • in the example below, we are using "lj_csgrad" (recommended printer for CS grad students). Substitute any other printer in the list.

Manually Adding a printer

• There may be some limited cases where printing directly to the printer makes sense - such as personal or lab owned printers
• These steps will show you how to manually add a printer that you can directly print to bypassing print.cs

1. ) First you need to find the direct address of the printer
2. ) Open a web browser to http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/printers
   • or http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/classes (the lj_csgrad pool of printers is under "Classes")
3. ) Open the printer name link you wish to print directly to and look at the Connection field
4. ) Now copy just the address part of the connection line. Such as printername.cs.uwaterloo.ca
5. ) Follow the steps below and replace the http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/printers/printername with this printer address

Windows XP

• You must use the Add Printer Wizard
• Add a network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
• Connect to a printer on the Internet or a home or office network
• http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/classes/lj_csgrad
• HP Laserjet Series 4100 PS -> Next and finish
  • Note: for Xerox printers, use Xerox -> Xerox WorkCentre 5335 PS
• Properties -> Device Settings and change:
  • Any references from A4 to Letter
  • Duplex Printing Installed

VISTA Notes

• Open Control Panel and Pick Classic View
• Open Printers
• -> File Menu -> Add Printer
• -> Add a Network, Wireless or network printer
• -> The Printer I want isn't listed
• -> Select shared printer by name
  You don't have to wait for it to search for printers first!
• http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/classes/lj_csgrad
• Manufacture -> HP
• Printer -> HP Laserjet 4100 series PS -> Next
  • Note: for Xerox printers, use Xerox -> Xerox WorkCentre 5335 PS
• Finish

Windows 7

Note: The Printer install Wizard has a Windows update feature that can update the list of available drivers including most of the missing postscript drivers on a new system. However; it button only appears when installing a local printer - so to get around this we will install a dummy local printer once and use the Windows Update option. Unfortunately the this is not the same Windows Updates that update Windows itself - regrettably the System wide Windows Update does not update this printer list either.

Windows 7 Printer Drivers List update

You want to do this to add the missing postscript drivers needed for many printers

• Open Control Panel -> Devices and Printers
• Add Printer -> Add a Local Printer -> Use existing port -> LPT1 -> Next
• Click on the Windows Update Button (this will take a few minutes)
• Manufacture -> HP
• Printer -> HP Laserjet 4100 series PS -> Next
  • Note: for Xerox printers, use Xerox -> Xerox WorkCentre 5335 PS
• Finish
• Note: After we install the first real printer we can delete this printer

Windows 7 Printer Install Instructions

• Open Control Panel -> Devices and Printers
• Add Printer -> Add a network, Wireless or Bluetooth printer -> Stop
• The printer I want isn't listed -> Select a printer by name
• Enter: http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/classes/lj_csgrad -> Next
• Manufacture -> HP
• Printer -> HP Laserjet 4100 series PS -> Next
  • Note: for Xerox printers, use Xerox -> Xerox WorkCentre 5335 PS
• Finish
• Right Click on the printer you just created -> printer properties -> device Settings
• Installable Options -> Duplex Unit (for 2 sided printing) -> Installed -> Apply -> OK

Windows 8 Printer Install Instructions

• Open Control Panel *Devices and Printers
• *Add a Printer *
  • Stop
  • The printer that I want isn't listed
  • Next
• Select a printer by name
• Enter: http://print.cs.uwaterloo.ca:631/printers/lj_cs -> Next
• Manufacture -> HP
• Printer -> HP Laserjet P4015 series PS -> Next
  • Note: for Xerox printers, use Xerox -> Xerox WorkCentre 5335 PS
• Finish