It is possible to set up your wireless laptop computer or the computer in your dorm room to print to one of the public printers in the library. In order to make this happen, you need to be connected to the internet or network through either the wireless network or a wired port, download the iPrint client and drivers for the printer selected.

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Setting up your computer to print to library printers is quick and easy - it should take just a few minutes if you follow these simple directions.

STEP 1 --

Open a browser window and type in:  http://c1iprint.macalester.edu/ipp

STEP 2 --

Select printers JERRY or BEN if you want to print to the printers on the main level in the reference cluster or printer JAY or BOB if you want to print to the printers on the lower level in the Library Computer Lab area. If you do not have iPrint installed on your computer, you will be prompted to download the client. After iPrint is downloaded, you will need to identify the printer you want to install again.

STEP 3 --

Once you have iPrint client on your computer, iPrint will automatically download the driver and install the printer on your computer.

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-Is there a charge for printing in the Library Lab?

There is no charge for printing for Macalester faculty, staff and students although we ask that these users 'print responsibly' by printing double-side when appropriate and limit the printing of multiple copies of the same document (that's why we have photocopiers). Other users (alums, neighbors, general community members, etc) are asked to limit their printing to a few pages. If these users need to print beyond this, they will be charged 5 cents per page.


-How do I print double-sided/single-sided to Library Lab printers?

The iPrint client is set to install and setup the library printer that you select (JERRY/BEN or JAY/BOB) to automatically default to duplex printing.

For PC computers running Windows XP (this includes all desktop PCs in the library as well as all library PC laptop computers), you select FILE, then PRINT. Click on PROPERTIES or PREFERENCES (depending on which lab printer you are sending your print job to). In the LAYOUT TAB, select FLIP ON LONG EDGE for double-sided printing or NONE for single-sided printing, then click OK.


For Macintosh OS X users, select FILE, then PRINT. While in the Print menu, choose DUPLEX from the drop-down menu options. To print double-sided, check the box, next to PRINT ON BOTH SIDES. If the box is not checked the document will print single-sided.


-Is color printing available in the Library Lab?

Sorry, there is no color printer available in the library. There is a color printer available in the HRC on the first floor of Humanities available for use by Macalester faculty, staff and students. Kinko's (across Snelling Avenue from the Campus) is the closest place which has color printers available to general public users.

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