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Adding the general office printer

Requirements

Note, you need the following items for this process to work:
  • You need windows install CD for the driver files.
  • You a samba account on earth server to be able to see the printer.

Select My computer

Double click on My Computer

Adding the printer....

Double click on add printer

Adding the driver

Click on Next

Adding the driver

Click on network printer

click Next


Locating the printer

Click on the browse button.

Locating the printer

Locate earth_server

Locating the printer

Open the list of items in earthserver by clicking on the plus button.

Locating the printer

Look for the printer lm241a-hp4si (the name may be truncated).

If lm241a-hp4si isnt visible, then look for genoffice-raw (which again may be truncated).


Locating the printer

Make sure the name is lm241a-hp4si or genoffice-raw (if it is truncated, then add the extra letters to complete the name).

Selecting the driver

Now a list of supported manufacturers and printers will appear.

Select HP from the Manufacturers list.


Selecting the driver

Now a list of supported printers will appear.

Select HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS from the printer list.

Click Next


Name the printer

Give the printer a name that you will remember.

Finishing the install

It is up to you if you want to print a test page.

Loading the drivers

Place the windows CD into the CDrom drive to load the printer support files.

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