Wireless (IPP) Printing

Tired of waiting for a computer to print from? Now you can setup your own personal computer to print to an on campus computer lab printer!

The setup process contains a few, detailed steps. Fortunately, you only have to setup IPP once. After initial setup, it is easy to use.

The instructions below are for Windows computers. However, the steps involved are exactly the same for users of Mac and for Linux. The only differences will be in how dialogs specific to your operating system look and work.

If you have any questions about using IPP printing, please call or e-mail. Our office hours and contact information can be found on the home page of our web site.

IPP Setup

1. Visit the Academic Computing web site at http://acs.newpaltz.edu/. Click on the Wireless link on the right-hand side of the page.
   
   
   
2. Click the link for IPP/Wireless Printing.
   
   
   
3. Click the first link for http://137.140.2.10/ipp.
   
   
4. You will have to accept the security certificate. It is safe to accept this certificate.
   1. If you have Internet Explorer, you may see a warning message that looks like this. It is OK to click on "Continue to this website (not recommended)."
      
   2. If you have Mozilla Firefox, you might see a warning message that looks like this. To proceed, click on "Or you can add an exception..."
      
      
   3. Click on the "Add Exception" button.
      
      
   4. Click on "Get Certificate", and then click on "Confirm Security Exception".
      
      
      
5. Once you have passed the security messages, you will see a web page which looks like the one below. Click on the "Install iPrint Client" link in the top right corner.
   
   
6. Save the file "nipp.exe" to your computer. The easiest place is to save the file to your Desktop.
   1. If you are using Mozilla Firefox, you will see a dialog box like the one below. Click on Save File.
      
      
      
   2. If you have Internet Explorer, you will see a dialog box like the one below. Click on Save.
      
      
      
7. Locate the file "nipp.exe" on your computer. It should be wherever you chose to save it (most likely your desktop). Make sure all of your web browsers are CLOSED before you open the file to begin installation.
   
   
   
8. Click the Next buttons to proceeds through the installation process.
   
   
   
9. When the installation is complete, you might be asked to Reboot the computer. If you are not, then you can click on Finish.
   
   
   
10. Return to the list of printers on the IPP web site. (Remember, the URL is https://137.140.2.10/ipp). Now, select which printer you would like to install. In this example, we will install the color printer in the Student Help Desk, which is listed as HUM103CLJ_5550. Click the name of the printer in the list to install it.
    
    
    
11. You will be asked to install the printer. So click on the Yes button.
    
    
    
12. The printer will install.
    
    
    
13. Once the printer has successfully installed, you may see a dialog box which looks like the one below.
    
    
    
14. You should now have a printer installed on your computer with an icon that looks like the one below. To verify you do, open the Control Panel from the Start menu, and go to Hardware and Sound (for Windows Vista) or Printers and Other Hardware (Windows XP).
    
    

Using IPP

Now that you have setup the IPP printer on your computer, you are ready to print to your IPP printer.

1. Print your file or document as you normally would from the application. This is usually accomplished by using the Print command on the File menu.
   
   
2. When you go to Print, make sure you select the new IPP printer. For example, select HUM103CLJ_5550 if you want to print to the color printer in the Student Help Desk.
   
   
3. You must now return to the Academic Computing web site IPP printing page. The address is http://acs.newpaltz.edu/wireless/ipp-wireless-printing/. Now click on the link in the SECOND paragraph under the heading You are now ready to print, as shown below.
   
   
   
4. This page shows you how many pages are left in your print quota, how many pages each job is and how many pages it will deduct from your print quota. Select the jobs in the queue you would like to print by checking them off on the left side. When ready, click on the Print button. Your print jobs will now be submitted to the printer and will be printed.
   
   

 

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