Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Science Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Printer setup for Windows XP

From the Start menu select "Printers and Faxes".

Next select "Add a printer". See below:
Printers and Faxes image

This will bring up the welcome dialog box:

Welcome

Click "Next".

Printer Wiz

Check that the "A network printer or a printer attached to another computer" radio button is selected then push "Next".

Specify Printer

Check that the "Connect to this printer (or to browse for a printer, select this option and click Next" radio button is selected, then enter the name of the printer in the text box.

Note:

For privately owned laptops that are not connected to the University of Melbourne Domain, you will have to use the IP address of the server.

Also, when prompted for the user name and password, enter:

Default Printer

Select the appropriate radio button for the default printer status then push "Next".

Finish Printer Wizard

To complete the installation, push the "Finish" button

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