{"id":31,"date":"2011-12-19T12:17:58","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T17:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2016-02-29T11:12:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T16:12:41","slug":"printers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/printers\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Printers"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"svcgrid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><span class=\"svcgridlabel\">Overview<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"svcgrid\">Network printers owned by departments at BUSM, SPH, GMS and BUMC Administration\u00a0are eligible to be configured on the network for shared printing. Additionally,\u00a0network-enabled copiers can be configured to scan to email and to the Y drive.<\/p>\n<p>The BU Office of Sustainability and BUMC IT recommend network printers instead of\u00a0personal printers to promote conservation of energy, paper and money.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span class=\"svcgridlabel\">Available To<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"svcgrid\">Faculty, Staff, Researchers, Students, Departments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span class=\"svcgridlabel\">Benefits<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"svcgrid\">\n<ul class=\"bullet\">\n<li>One-click configuration for PCs<\/li>\n<li>Defaults such as two-sided printing or monochrome-only can be set by departments<\/li>\n<li>Printers are assigned permanent network adresses to promote stability<\/li>\n<li>Configuration of advanced copier features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span class=\"svcgridlabel\">Key Features<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"svcgrid\">\n<ul>\n<li>Print jobs can be submitted from any computer on the BU campus network or connected through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/network\/remote\/vpn2\/\" title=\"VPN\">VPN<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally, we can restrict access to your printers based on AD ACLs (Access Control Lists in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/infrastructure\/directory\/ad\/\">Active Directory<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Individuals can view their current page allocation, manage their print jobs, and view their printing history.<\/li>\n<li>We provide technical support for individuals trying to print.<\/li>\n<li>Initial print allocations are applied automatically each semester.<\/li>\n<li>We monitor print queues to detect and correct problems.<\/li>\n<li>We will provide you with basic instruction and guidance in best practices for running your printers.<\/li>\n<li>We can provide print activity reports.<\/li>\n<li>We provide a website displaying queue information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span class=\"svcgridlabel\">Requirements<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"svcgrid\">\n<ul>\n<li>A business class printer with a <strong>wired network port<\/strong> is required for use on our network.\u00a0High technological requirements and\u00a0security restrictions on BUMC&#8217;s wireless network make configuration of wireless printers impossible. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/printers\/recommendations\/\" title=\"Printer Recommendations\">View our printer recommendations<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Your department is responsible for day to day operation. Someone in your department must be responsible for:\n<ul>\n<li>ensuring the printer is on and functional<\/li>\n<li>replenishing paper and toner in the printer<\/li>\n<li>ensuring the printer is serviced regularly (typically, BUMC printers are serviced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terminal.com\/\">Terminal<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span class=\"svcgridlabel\">Getting Started<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"svcgrid\">\n<ul>\n<li>View BUMC IT&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/printers\/recommendations\/\" title=\"Printer Recommendations\">network printer recommendations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/bumc-it\/request\/printer-setup\/\">Request setup<\/a> of a previously purchased network printer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/printers\/install\/\" title=\"Install a Network Printer\">Step-by-step instructions<\/a> on how to connect to a network printer for PCs and Macs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/z-retired-pages\/printing\/\" title=\"Sustainable Department Printing\">Sustainable Department Printing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Network printers owned by departments at BUSM, SPH, GMS and BUMC Administration\u00a0are eligible to be configured on the network for shared printing. Additionally,\u00a0network-enabled copiers can be configured to scan to email and to the Y drive. 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