Printing to Pharos from Your Windows XP Laptop

In order to print from your laptop to the main lab printers, you must have installed the LaserJet 8150 printer driver on your computer. The following procedure provides the method to configure your computer and install the driver. After you have finished, you can print from any campus ResNet jack or Nomad wireless connection. Printing in the Law School is limited to currently enrolled Law students. Non-Law students will be charged.

First, you must install the printer

1. Click the Start button in the lower left hand corner on your computer. Select Settings / Printers and Faxes (or Settings / Printers / Add Printer in Windows 2000)

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–Leave this window open for later in the procedure.

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Click on the Start button again. Select Run.

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3. Type \\pharoscampus.cc.nd.edu and click OK.

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4. Login the first time to the print server using Your NetID@nd.edu and then your password. Make sure you check Remember my password. Click OK. If you have Windows XP Home, your computer will not be able to remember your password. You will either need to upgrade to Windows XP Professional, or repeat steps 2-4 every day that you wish to print.

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5. Click and drag the printer Law205 into the Printers and Faxes window you opened in Step 1.

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6. If your computer needs to install the HP 8150 printer driver, your laptop will prompt you to agree to install the driver. Click Yes.

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7. Law205 on pharoscampus.cc.nd.edu will appear in your Printers and Faxes window. After you print to Law205, you will still need to logon to the Law School’s release stations to complete the print job.

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N.B. Whenever you change your University password, you will need to repeat steps 2-4 before the next time you wish to print from your laptop. If you have any questions, please see Student Computing Consultant in Room 205-G.