Windows 7 Poster Printer Installation
Mounting the Poster Printer Shared Disk
Mounting the Poster Printer Shared Disk
- These instructions show how to mount the samba share containing the Windows poster printer drivers and the printer accounting software client needed to print to the poster printer.
- Your computer must be attached to the 128.114.68, 128.114.69, or 128.114.25 campus network subnets.
- Select "Computer" from the "Start" menu.
- Click on "Map network drive" in the top menu of the Computer browser.
- In the "Folder:" field enter "\\print.pmc.ucsc.edu\posterprinter".
- Check the box that says "Reconnect at logon".
- Click "Finish".
- "posterprinter" will now be mounted and can be found found under the "Network Location" area of "Computer".
Installing the Printer on your System
Installing the Printer on your System
- We will now create a printer instance for "epsposter"
- Select "Devices and Printers" from the "Start Menu".
- Select "Add a printer" from the top menu bar.
- An "Add Printer Wizard" will popup.
- Select the "Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer" and click "Next".
- Select "The printer that I want isn't listed".
- Select the "Select a shared printer by name" radio button.
- In the text field beneath the radio button enter: "http://print.pmc.ucsc.edu:631/printers/epsposter" and click "Next".
- A dialog box "Windows Printer Installation" will popup.
- Wait a moment and a second dialog box "Add Printer Wizard" will popup.
- Click on the "Have Disk..." button below the printers selection.
- A "Install From Disk" window will popup.
- If you are using 32 bit Windows 7, in the "Copy manufacture's files from:" field type: "\\print.pmc.ucsc.edu\posterprinter\win\drivers\win32bit" (or browse to this location using the "Browse" button).
- If you are using 64 bit Windows 7, in the "Copy manufacture's files from:" field type: "\\print.pmc.ucsc.edu\posterprinter\win\drivers\win64bit" (or browse to this location using the "Browse" button).
- Click "OK".
- A list of 2 printers should be presented. Select "HP Designjet T610 44in HPGL2 and click "OK".
- The system will take a minute to add the new printer.
- The dialog will state "You've successfully added epsposter...".
- Click "Next".
- The dialog will present a check button "Set as the default printer". Uncheck this box and click "Finish".