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# Printer Configuration
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This documentation applies to the common area printers in Annenberg and Steele House. With some modifications, they will also work for most of the private or group printers in the building.
All of the printers maintained by CMS have a wired connection to the Internet, and are accessible via IP address from any location on campus, both in and outside of the building, and on the wireless network. There are other ways to connect to the printers (for example, using the Bonjour service, or web services printing), but they may only work if you use the printer only when you're on the same network as the printer itself. Tech staff recommends using print via IP/hostname as detailed below so that you have a consistent expectation of use.
As of this writing, the common area printers in Annenberg are all MF420 Series Canon Multifunction printers. The below instructions are for printing only, and do not include the advanced features of the printers (such as scan-to-email). The common area printers in Steele House only support printing.
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A general note about printing in the department:
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## About printing in the department
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The budget for printing (both the purchase and replacment of the printers, and the ongoing cost of consumables) assumes that the general use case for printing in CMS is not to support "I like print copies of everything".
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If your printing needs require the routine consumption of a ream of paper a week (or even a month), you should be using either a personal or research group printer, and not the general-use printers included in the instructions below.
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You also should not use the printers as a substitute for using the department copier if you need several copies of a document (for example, if you're printing out copies of an assignment or examination for students).
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The price per page to produce a copy via the copier in 305 Annenberg is significantly less than the cost per page for maintaining the general use printers and while it doesn't seem like much if just one person is printing hundreds of pages routinely, it very quickly adds up.
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Just print one copy and use the copier to make the number of copies you need to distribute.
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Any administrative forms, internal communications, or other documents that are necessary to support the administrative functions of the department are fine to print to the general area printers, as are personal-related documents such as travel or short forms.
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But please do not use the general purpose printers to print paper copies of your entire 500 paper research paper library.
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## Use
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The general use printers are for use by anyone in the department whose research group participates in the Recharge Center, the administrative staff, and any short or mid-term visitors to the department, regardless of their faculty/group affiliation(s).
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If your research group does not participate in the Recharge Center, you should be using a group printer for anything other than very occasional printing.
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If you're uncertain about your group, contact your group's administrative support person.
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### List of printers
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| Printer | IP Address | Model/Make | Windows Driver | Mac Driver | Physical Location |
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| Text | Text | Text |
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The budget for printing (both the purchase and replacment of the printers, and the ongoing cost of consumables) assumes that the general use case for printing in CMS is not to support "I like print copies of everything". If your printing needs require the routine consumption of a ream of paper a week (or even a month), you should be using either a personal or research group printer, and not the general-use printers included in the instructions below. You also should not use the printers as a substitute for using the department copier if you need several copies of a document (for example, if you're printing out copies of an assignment or examination for students). The price per page to produce a copy via the copier in 305 Annenberg is significantly less than the cost per page for maintaining the general use printers and while it doesn't seem like much if just one person is printing hundreds of pages routinely, it very quickly adds up. Just print one copy and use the copier to make the number of copies you need to distribute. Any administrative forms, internal communications, or other documents that are necessary to support the administrative functions of the department are fine to print to the general area printers, as are personal-related documents such as travel or short forms. But please do not use the general purpose printers to print paper copies of your entire 500 paper research paper library.
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The general use printers are for use by anyone in the department whose research group participates in the Recharge Center, the administrative staff, and any short or mid-term visitors to the department, regardless of their faculty/group affiliation(s). If your research group does not participate in the Recharge Center, you should be using a group printer for anything other than very occasional printing. If you're uncertain about your group, contact your group's administrative support person.
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| Printer Name/Web Interface (restricted to campus) | IP address | Printer Model/Make | Windows Driver Location | Mac Driver | Physical Location |
| [[http://ann305.cms.caltech.edu][ann305.cms.caltech.edu]] | 131.215.143.25 | Canon MF424 | [[%ATTACHURL%/Canon-MF424-Postscript-64.zip][64 bit Windows 10 Driver]] | Use "Generic Postscript Driver" | Annenberg 3rd Floor Copy Room |
| [[http://ann206b.cms.caltech.edu][ann206b.cms.caltech.edu]] | 131.215.142.33 | Canon MF424 | [[%ATTACHURL%/Canon-MF424-Postscript-64.zip][64 bit Windows 10 Driver]] | Use "Generic Postscript Driver" | Annenberg 2nd Floor Hall, Northeast of Atrium |