Printer Management Instructions

Printer Management

Covered in this procedure document are the following topics:

• Add a Printer
• Remove a Printer
• Set a Default Printer

Add a Printer

If you find that you do not have the printer on your list of selected printers in the document that you are printing from, you can add a printer using the following instructions.

• Open a web browser or go to the intranet
• In the address line type:
  1. \\SDPrint (make sure http: is not present) for printers at Goethe and NACY
  2. \\RSP-PRINT (make sure http: is not present) for printers at SRWTP

• You will see a list of the printers and their description that are assigned to that print server

NOTE: The printers are named according to their location and model.
Example: S1E_ADMN_HP5550_1 = South building, 1^st floor, East Wing, Admin Section, HP5550 printer

• Scroll down until you find the printer that you want to use
• Double click on it
• The following screen will appear

• Once the printer is found, the printer status window will appear on your screen

• You can simply close this window (click on the X) and return to your document to print
• That printer will now be on your list of printers

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Remove a Printer

• To remove a printer from your printer list start by clicking on the Start button
• Click on Device and Printers

• You will see a screen similar to this:

• Find the printer that you want to delete
• Right click on it
• From the menu choose Remove Device

• When this message appears, click Yes

• The printer will be deleted, close the window to exit

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Set a Default Printer

• To set a printer as your default printer start by clicking on the Start button
• Click on Device and Printers

• You will see a screen similar to this:

• Find the printer that you want to as the default
• Right click on it
• From the menu choose Set as default printer

• No message will appear, just close the window to exit

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