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====== Install a network printer on Windows 7 ======

Requirements:

  * your ZEDAT login and password (if not on a computer in the IMP domain)
  * the name of the printer you want to connect to
  * the following instructions will only work from a computer in either the physics department network or from WLAN (eduroam)

1) Open a windows explorer and type **\\wprint.imp.fu-berlin.de** into the location field:

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1b) If you are not on an IMP computer, you will most likely be asked for your ZEDAT account and password at this point. Make sure you type **FU-BERLIN\** in front of your ZEDAT account name:

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2) In the list of printers locate your printer and double-click it (or choose **Open** from the context menu):

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3) You should see a progress bar informing you about driver installation:

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4) When the printer status window appears choose **Printer -> Properties** (Drucker -> Einstellungen):

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5) On the Properties page you find a **Print Test Page** button. Click it.

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6) Now you should see the following information window and a Windows test page should be printed by your printer:

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====== Remove unused printers ======

Once you installed a new network printer, be sure to remove old and no longer used printers from your computer:

1) Select **Devices and Printers** from the Start menu:

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2) Select the printer you want to remove and choose **Remove device** from the context menu:

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3) Approve removal of the printer:

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4) If needed, choose the right printer as default printer by selecting **Set as default printer** from the context menu:

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