{"id":201,"date":"2019-11-14T15:10:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T20:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:15:24","slug":"standard-printing-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/printing\/standard-printing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/\/printer-banner.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Standard Printing\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"setting-up-standard-printing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting Up Standard Printing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a printer to your&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Windows 10<\/strong><\/span> computer&nbsp;complete the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;(press the Windows button and click the gear icon in the lower left corner), click on&nbsp;<strong>Devices<\/strong>, and select&nbsp;<strong>Printers &amp; Scanners<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the \u201cAdd a printer or scanner\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Add-printer-or-scanner.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the add a printer button in Windows settings\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Add-printer-or-scanner.jpg 322w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Add-printer-or-scanner-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next, find your printer on the list that appears. Generally all printers follow a standard naming convention of \u201cps\u201d+\u201dbuilding abbreviation\u201d+\u201dFloor&amp;Room Number\u201d+(optional if there is more than one printer in the room)\u201da,b,c,d,etc.\u201d.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, a printer located in room 1211 in Dunton Tower would have the name \u201cpsdt1016\u201d. The second printer in room 202 in the Architecture Building would have the name \u201cpsaa202b\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your printer name does not appear on the loaded list, scroll to the bottom and select&nbsp;<strong>\u201cThe printer that I want isn\u2019t listed\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Printer-not-listed.jpg\" alt=\"Image of the &quot;the printer that I want isn't listed&quot; button in Windows settings\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Printer-not-listed.jpg 352w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Printer-not-listed-300x56.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>\u201cFind a printer by other options\u201d<\/strong>, choose&nbsp;<strong>\u201cSelect a shared printer by name\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;and add your printer in the following format. If you enter \u201c\\\\printers\\ps\u201d, a complete list of departmental printers should appear. Select the one you want, then select \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/add-printer-400x299.jpg\" alt=\"Image of where to type in the printer name in Windows settings\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/add-printer-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/add-printer-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/add-printer.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a printer to your&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Windows 11<\/strong><\/span> computer&nbsp;complete the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;(press the Windows button and click the settings\/gear icon), click on&nbsp;<strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Bluetooth &amp; <\/strong><strong>Devices<\/strong>, and select&nbsp;<strong>Printers &amp; Scanners<\/strong>. Click the \u201cAdd Device\u201d button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, find your printer on the list that appears. Generally all printers follow a standard naming convention of \u201cps\u201d+\u201dbuilding abbreviation\u201d+\u201dFloor&amp;Room Number\u201d+(optional if there is more than one printer in the room)\u201da,b,c,d,etc.\u201d. For example, a printer located in room 1211 in Dunton Tower would have the name \u201cpsdt1016\u201d. The second printer in room 202 in the Architecture Building would have the name \u201cpsaa202b\u201d.<br>If your printer name does not appear on the loaded list, scroll to the bottom and select&nbsp;<strong>\u201cAdd a new device manually\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>\u201cFind a printer by other options\u201d<\/strong>, choose&nbsp;<strong>\u201cSelect a shared printer by name\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;and add your printer in the following format. If you enter \u201c\\\\printers\\ps\u201d, a complete list of departmental printers should appear. Select the one you want, then select \u201cNext\u201d.<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/add-printer-400x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hoverZoomLink\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your printer should then be added!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are still unable to find your departmental printer, please contact the Information Technology Services Help Desk at extension 3700, or by email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ITSServiceDesk@Carleton.Ca\">ITSServiceDesk@Carleton.Ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"using-standard-printing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Standard Printing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simply print any document like you normally would, after selecting your departmental printer as the device to which you want to send the print job.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1235\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Standard-Printing-e1542313511505.png\" alt=\"Windows print window highlighting where to select which printer to user\" class=\"wp-image-90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Standard-Printing-e1542313511505.png 1235w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Standard-Printing-e1542313511505-1024x248.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Standard-Printing-e1542313511505-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Standard-Printing-e1542313511505-400x97.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Standard-Printing-e1542313511505-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/departmentalprinters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/Standard-Printing-e1542313511505-700x169.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting Up Standard Printing To add a printer to your&nbsp;Windows 10 computer&nbsp;complete the following steps: To add a printer to your&nbsp;Windows 11 computer&nbsp;complete the following steps: If you are still unable to find your departmental printer, please contact the Information Technology Services Help Desk at extension 3700, or by email at&nbsp;ITSServiceDesk@Carleton.Ca. 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