services:printers:print-win10

Printer Setup on Windows 10/11

Instructions to ADD new EECS Network Printer:

Important notes: * If you are connected using York WIFI (AirYorkPlus), you need to setup and connect to York VPN first using the following link: https://www.yorku.ca/uit/faculty-staff-services/internet-access/secure-remote-access/

* For Windows 11, if you get an error about Windows can't connect to the printer, please run this command in DOS/terminal (Run as Administrator):

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC" /v RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Steps:

  1. Connect to your EECS home directory:
    Click Start -> Run -> type \\pcserver1.eecs.yorku.ca\homes -> 
    
    Login using:
    Username: eecsyorkuca\username
    Password" (EECS password) 
    
    then press Enter 
  2. Choose and download the correct printer model from the list (based on the print queue) (if available download PCL6 driver) https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/services:printers:printers
  3. Connect to shared printer:
     Click Start -> Run -> 
    \\pcserver1.eecs.yorku.ca\<printer queue name> (eg. \\pcserver1.eecs.yorku.ca\prt2-col).
  4. Prompt will say that “No driver found”.
     Click OK -> Have Disk -> Paste the driver path from Step 3. Click OK.
  5. Choose the printer make and model and Click OK.
  6. Restart computer
services/printers/print-win10.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/12 16:52 by namtran