Psychiatry Help Desk

Connecting to Common Printers

SMPH-managed laptops must first sign into the SMPH VPN Portal in order to use WisPIC printers

 

Printing from personal devices to common printers is not supported or permitted

  1. Click the Apple Icon in the Menu Bar
  2. Select System Settings: How to select Settings from menu bar
  3. Scroll to the bottom and select Printers & Scanners:Option to add printer in Settings
  4. Click Add Printer, Scanner, or Fax…: Button to add printer
  5. In the top bar, click IP in the center
  6. Enter psy-ps-print.ad.wisc.edu and ensure “Line Printer Daemon -LPD” is selected: Printer settings
  7. For “Queue,” enter PSY-PR- (with hyphen) followed by the name of the printer based on the room, for example, PSY-PR-1720MFP for printing to the printer in waiting room C, as shown: Example of printer queue
    • WisPIC Printers:
      • 110MFP
      • 170PRT
      • 1000CMFP
      • 1202MFP
      • 1320MFP
      • 1400EMFP
      • 1526PRT
      • 1726PRT
      • 1720MFP
    • B6/593 at UW Health Hospital:
      • B6593MFP
  8. (Recommended) Enter a custom name and room number that will help you remember and select Generic PostScript Print at the bottom: Naming printer and drivers to select
  9. Click Add
  10. In the new window, toggle on the option for duplex printing, then click OK

After the steps above, the printer will show up in the list in “Printers & Scanners.”

Note: you will need to save and restart the program you are trying to print a document from, as the printer will not be an option to select until the app is restarted.

If you encounter any problems. Please signs into the Navigator Portal to start a General Support Request. Please include the PSY-Name(or full serial number) of the SMPH computer.

Reminder: Printing from personal devices to common printers is not supported or permitted

  1. Click the Windows icon in the task bar:
  2. Type printers into the search field, then click open, as shown next:
  3. Click Add device.
  4. Click Add a new device manually.
  5. Select the 2nd option from the top, which is titled “Find a printer in the directory, based on location or feature.”
  6. Click Next.
  7. Find and double-click the printer you need from the area shown below:
  8. In the next screen, click Next to finish adding the printer.
  9. Verify the printer you want is installed in Settings (program): Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners.