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Desktop PC Replacement - Attachment H

ATTACHMENT H
MIGRATING PRINTERS TO YOUR NEW CONNECTIONS WORKSTATION

If you need to use any of the existing printers on your new CONNECTIONS workstation you will need to identify and install the support for them on the new workstation.

Verify and list all the printers that you are still going to use from your old CONNECTIONS workstation. You will need to install those printers on the new CONNECTIONS workstations. Generally, the printer will either be a local network printer that the workstation connects to via TCP/IP, a printer connected directly to the workstation via the Parallel Port, or a shared Network printer. The following details the installation instructions for each of these three types of installed printers.

Establishing a local network attached TCP/IP printer

  1. Click on the Start button - Settings - Printers on the Task Bar.
  2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
  3. Click Next> on the Add Printer Wizard.
  4. Select Local Printer (ensure the check box 'Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer' is unchecked) and click Next>.
  5. Select Create a New Port.
  6. Pick Standard TCP/IP Port from the dropdown and click Next>.
  7. Click Next>.
  8. Type in the printer's TCP/IP address (e.g. 170.123.245.55) in the top box - the lower box will automatically fill in.
  9. Click Next>.
  10. Verify that the information is correct and click Finish.
  11. Select the appropriate Manufacturer and Printer from both columns and click Next>.
  12. Select 'Keep existing driver (recommended)' if the 'Use Existing Driver' dialog box is displayed and click Next>.
  13. Name the printer as desired and select either 'Yes' or 'No' as to whether you want this printer to be your default and click Next>. **Make sure the printer name has no special characters and symbols (no spaces, no hyphens, no dashes) and contains no more than a maximum of 8 characters. If there are special characters, Lan Administrator should change the printer name.
  14. Select 'Do not share this printer' and click Next>.
  15. Select 'Print a test page' and click Next>.
  16. Verify the information and click Finish.

Perform this procedure for each local TCP/IP you are going to connect to.

Connecting to a local Parallel Port printer

  1. Click on the Start button - Settings - Printers on the Task Bar.
  2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
  3. Click Next> on the Add Printer Wizard.
  4. Select Local Printer (ensure the check box 'Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer' is unchecked) and click .
  5. Select the appropriate Manufacturer and Printer from both columns and click Next>.
  6. Select 'Keep existing driver (recommended)' if the 'Use Existing Driver' dialog box is displayed and click Next>.
  7. Name the printer as desired and select either 'Yes' or 'No' as to whether you want this printer to be your default and click Next>. **Make sure the printer name has no special characters and symbols (no spaces, no hyphens, no dashes) and contains no more than a maximum of 8 characters.
  8. Select 'Do not share this printer' and click Next>.
  9. Select 'Print a test page' and click Next>.
  10. Verify the information and click Finish.

Connecting to a Network printer

  1. Click on the Start button - Settings - Printers on the Task Bar.
  2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
  3. Click Next> on the Add Printer Wizard.
  4. Select Network Printer and click Next>.
  5. Click select the desired printer in the 'Browse For Printer' dialog box and click Next>.
  6. Select either 'Yes' or 'No' as to whether you want this printer to be your default and click Next>.
  7. Verify the information and click Finish.

Perform this procedure for each Network Printer you are going to connect to.