How to install network printers locally
The following steps have to be done with an local administrator or a member of the local Administrators group.
- Open the Printers Window (Start / Settings / Printers) and start the Add Printer Wizard
- Click Next and then select Local printer and deselect Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer, click Next again
- Select Create a new port: and choose Local Port and click on Next, enter the UNC to the printer (
\\printer.phys.ethz.ch\hpt_d17) and click OK - Select the printer driver preferred with the Have Disk… Button from
X:\drivers( drive) and click Next, for the Printer name enter the name of the print queue (hpt_d17) and select default printer as needed and click Next - Select Do not share this printer and click Next
- On the Question “Do you want to print a test page?” select No and click Next and Finish
The printer driver will be installed, if not already on the system. If there is a request about missing Digital Signature select Yes.
Configure the printer with the settings needed. In the Properties select the Device Settings tab and configure the options which the printer has. Also in the Properties select in the Advanced tab Printing Defaults…, don't forget to set the Paper Size in the Advanced… Settings.
The network printer is now locally installed on the workstation and available for all Domain Users which log on to this workstation.
