Printing with Windows in Potsdam-Golm

There are 3 different networks to print from. The table below lists these networks and their corresponding IP addresses.

Network IP-Address Print Server URL
Wired Conncetion 172.25.1.4 http://172.25.1.4:631/printers
Eduroam 172.18.0.5 http://172.18.0.5:631/printers
MPIGUEST 172.29.0.5 http://172.29.0.5:631/printers

Installation Steps

  1. Open the 'Settings', navigate to 'Bluetooth & devices', select 'Printers & scanners' and click on 'Add device'.
  2. Wait for the option 'The printer that I want isn't listed' and click 'Add manually'.
  3. Select the 'Select a shared printer by name' option.
  4. Click the link for the print server on your network in the table above, a new browser tab will open.
  5. Select the printer you want to use from the list.
  6. Copy the page URL (at the top) and paste it into the text field in the 'Add Printer' window.
  7. Click on 'Next' and Windows will attempt to connect.
  8. If successful, it will ask for the driver.
  9. Download the drivers for your printer from here: https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/pzdg8a3WBjyiWNM
  10. Extract the ZIP Archive into a folder on your desktop.
  11. In the 'Add Printer Wizard' window, select 'Have Disk', click 'Browse', navigate to the extracted folder.
  12. Select any .inf file and click 'Open'.
  13. Click 'OK'.
  14. For Lexmark and Kyocera, leave the default selected driver; for HP, select the v7.3.0 driver.
  15. Click 'OK' to install the printer.
  16. Once done, the printer will show up in the 'Printers & scanners' list.

Troubleshooting


Printing with Windows in Hannover

Download the Web Installer Program and start it locally on your computer.


Please accept/ok in each case.


Click on "Install".


Click on "Add custom device".


Left area of the window: Search for Model "TASKalfa 5054ci" and click on it.


Right area of the window: Fill the Port field (IP Address) with "your" printer name (prn-1278...) and click on "Add port".


Right area of the window: Choose your port (prn-1278...) and click on "Add +".


Click on "Next".


Select "KX Driver" only and click on "Install".

Confirm the next pages with “Next” or “Finish”.

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