Before installing printers, please register for the Beckman Public Printing service. To register for printing, see our Printing Registration page.

If you are installing the Poster Printer, please go to the Poster Printing Installation page.

Your Operating System:

Windows Vista
Windows XP
Mac OS X
Linux/Unix

Available Printers

Windows Vista Installation Guide

1. Click on the Windows Start button and type \\bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc.edu in the Start Search box
2. Enter your Public Printing username and password in the "User name" and "Password" fields of the "Connect to bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc...." dialogue box.
3. If you do not wish to enter your password every time you use the printer, click on the "Remember my password" box and then click on "OK".
4. A new window comes up with a listing of printers and several folders.
5. Choose the printer you wish to install by selecting the printer type (B&W or Color) and floor number (1,2,3,4 or 5). For example, to install the B&W printer on the third floor you would choose bw3. For a complete list of available printers, see the table at the end of this document.
6. You will get a message saying: “To use the shared printer \\bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc.edu\”printer name”, you need to install the printer driver on your computer. If you do not recognize or trust the name and location of the printer, do not install the driver.” Click “Install Driver”.
7. Another window will come up asking for your permission to continue. Click “Continue”.
8. The printer is now installed on your computer.

Repeat steps 5-7 to install additional printers.

Windows XP Installation Guide

1. Click on the Windows Start button, choose Run, type \\bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc.edu and click OK.
2. Enter your Public Printing username and password in the "User name" and "Password" fields of the "Connect to bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc...." dialogue box.
3. If you do not wish to enter your password every time you use the printer, click on the "Remember my password" box and then click on "OK".
4. A new window comes up with a listing of printers and several folders.
5. Choose the printer you wish to install by selecting the printer type (B&W or Color) and floor number (1,2,3,4 or 5). For example, to install the B&W printer on the third floor you would choose bw3. For a complete list of available printers, see the table at the end of this document.
6. You will get a message saying: “Before you can use the printer "\\bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc.edu\"printer name",' it must be set up on your computer. Do you want Windows to set up the printer and continue this operation?” Click on "Yes".

Repeat steps 5-6 to install additional printers.

Mac OS X Installation Guide

1. To add a printer, go to Macintosh HD->Applications->Utilities and double click on Printer Setup Utility.
2. In the Printer List window, click on Add.
3. In the next window that appears, just above the Printer Type: field, click on the blue double arrows and select IP Printing.
4. In the Printer Type: field, select LPD/LPR
5. In the Printer's Address: field, type in bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc.edu
6. In the Queue Name: field, type the queue name from the list below.
7. In the Print Using: field, select HP.
8. For Model Name, find and select the printer model number from the list below.
9. Click on Add

For B&W Printers follow these additional steps.

1. Put a check mark in the box next to Tray 1 and the box next to Tray4.
2. Do the same for Duplex Unit.
3. For Total Printer Memory: select 32 - 63 MB and change to 128 - 191 MB.
4. Click on Apply Changes (though there is no feedback, the settings are saved).
5. Click on the red button at the upper left corner of the window. (Button turns red as pointer is moved across it)

For Color Printers follow these additional steps.

1. Put a check mark in the box next to Tray 3 and the box next to Tray4.
2. Do the same for Duplex Unit.
3. For Total Printer Memory: select 96 - 127 MB and change to 160- 191 MB.
4. Click on Apply Changes (though there is no feedback, the settings are saved).
5. Click on the red button at the upper left corner of the window. (Button turns red as pointer is moved across it)

Linux/Unix Installation Guide

There are at least three types of unix printing: BSD, CUPS and System V. Below are some clues that should be helpful to you in setting up printing in your environment.

Printcap files are used in BSD style printing. Here is a sample entry for a black and white printer:

#
# Remote entry for HP 9000 DN (2267 BI) - simplex printing
#
bw2:\
:lp=:\
:rm=bi-printhost.beckman.uiuc.edu:\
:rp=bw2:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bw2:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/bw2-log:\
:mx#0:
The important points from this example are:

* The first line is typically the local queue name
* The rm: line is typically the remote print server
* The rp: line is typically the remote queue name on the print server

PPD Files

If your application or local print software can take advantage of ppd files, they may be downloaded by doing a "save as" on the following links:

• Black and white:hpb90007.ppd
• Low cost color: hp5500_7.ppd
• Poster printer: hpi6101S.ppd

Printers

Type	Queue Name	Location	Model
B&W	bw2	2nd Floor, RM 2267	HP 9000 Series
B&W	bw3	3rd Floor, RM 3267	HP 9000 Series
B&W	bw4	4th Floor, RM 4345	HP 9000 Series
B&W	bw5	5th Floor, RM 5267	HP 9000 Series
Color	color2	2nd Floor, RM 2267	HP 5500 Series
Color	color3	3rd Floor, RM 3267	HP 5500 Series
Color	color4	4th Floor, RM 4345	HP 5500 Series
Color	color5	5th Floor, RM 5267	HP 5500 Series
Poster	poster	5th Floor, See the Help Desk	HP Designjet Z6100