Printers

Summary

Here are the Departmental printers available for you to use, along with their locations and models:

Location	Printer Name	Type	Model	Hostname (network address)
Pupin 207	locust	b&w	HP LaserJet Enterprise M607	locust.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1027	cricket	color	HP Color LaserJet CP4025dn	cricket.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1210	monarch	b&w	HP LaserJet Enterprise M608	monarch.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1328	bee	color	HP Color LaserJet CP4025dn	bee.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1328	dragonfly	b&w	HP LaserJet P3015	dragonfly.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1409	moth	b&w	HP LaserJet Enterprise M608	moth.astro.columbia.edu

Below are specific instructions for setting up printing depending on the OS from which you will be printing. Substitute the appropriate printer name and location for the printer you want to set up. For example, if you want to set up printing to cricket, substitute 'cricket' in for '[printername]' and 'Pupin 1027' in for '[printerlocation]' in the directions below.

MacOS

• open "System Preference" and click on "Printers & Scanners"
• click on the '+' at the bottom of the list of printers to add a new printer
• click on the IP (globe) icon
• enter the following information:

  Address: [printername].astro.columbia.edu
  Protocol: AirPrint
  Queue: (leave blank)
  Name: [printername]
  Location: [printerlocation]
  Use: AirPrint or [Printer Model] (let it automatically choose the value)
  

• click the "Add" button

Linux

Note: The following commands should all be run as root. Either add a 'sudo ' in front of them, or run 'sudo -s' to get a root shell before running them.

Make sure that the package, hplip, is installed. To install it, run (for debian/ubuntu):

apt-get install hplip

In the following directions, substitute the appropriate printer name and location for the printer you want to set up. For example, if you want to set up printing to cricket, substitute 'cricket' in for '[printername]' and 'Pupin 1027' in for '[printerlocation]' in the directions below.

hp-setup -i [printername].astro.columbia.edu

answer the following prompts with the information after the '>':

Please enter a name for this print queue: > [printername]
Does this PPD file appear to be the correct one > y
Enter a location description for this printer > [printerlocation]

Then run the appropriate command (for the printer you are setting up) among the following to include the correct options:

for cricket, bee, and dragonfly:

lpadmin -p [printername] -o HPOption_Duplexer=True -o HPCollateSupported=True288 -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o printer-is-shared=false

for locust, monarch, and moth:

lpadmin -p [printername] -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o printer-is-shared=false

Windows

Download the appropriate drivers

For all printers other than firefly:

• Go to ​https://www.hp.com/
• Click on the menu (three horizontal lines) icon in the upper right corner
• In the drop down menu, choose Support->Software & drivers
• Click on Printer
• For product name, type the following and then choose the full name for the printer model that should pop up:
  • for cricket or bee: cp4025
  • for locust, monarch, or moth: m608
  • for dragonfly: p3015
• For dragonfly, expand the section, "Driver-Universal Print Driver", for the others, expand "Basic Drivers"
• Click "Download" to the right of the PCL6 driver for the printer
• Open the file (either in the Downloads dropdown in the browser or by opening the latest file to be added to your Downloads folder
• Click on "Yes" or "Unzip" when it asks to extract the file, noting the directory where it extracts it

For firefly:

• Go to ​https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en
• Click on "Support & Downloads" and then choose Support->Drivers & Software
• In the box labeled "Select to find downloads for your equipment", enter "mp 4054" and click on the search (magnifying glass) icon
• Click on "MP 4054" under Drivers
• Click on "I Agree"
• Download the PCL 6 Driver
• Click on "Unzip", noting the directory where it extracts it

Possible locations of extracted printer driver files:

Printer	Driver file location
cricket, bee	C:\HP_Color_Laserjet-CP4520_Series
locust, monarch, moth	C:\HP_LJM607-M608-M609
dragonfly	c:\HP Universal Print Driver\pcl6-c64-7.0.1.24923
firefly	c:\temp\z94640L16

Add printer

• open Settings, click on Devices (or Home first if you don't see Devices), and click on Printers & Scanners
• click on "Add a printer or scanner"
• click on "The printer I want isn't listed"
• select "Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings" and click "Next"
• if [printername] (e.g., "cricket") appears under the list of existing ports, select that and click "Next", otherwise:
  • select "Create a new port"
  • for "Type of port", choose "Standard TCP/IP Port"
  • click "Next"

    Hostname or IP address: [printername].astro.columbia.edu
    Port name: [printername]
    Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use: unchecked
    

• click "Next"
• in the "Install the printer driver" window, click on the "Have Disk..." button
• click on "Browse", navigate to the download folder for the appropriate driver (the exact filename in the box is not important, click "Open", and click "OK"
• for firefly, navigate to the subfolder, disk1, that has a *.inf file
• select the printer model
  • for cricket or bee: HP Color LaserJet CP4020 Series PCL
  • for locust, monarch, or moth: HP LaserJet M607 M608 M609 PCL-6
  • for dragonfly: HP Universal Printing PCL 6
  • for firefly: on the left, for Manufacturer, select Ricoh, and on the right, select "RICOH MP 4054 PCL 6"
• click "Next"
• enter the printer name: [printername], and click "Next"
• select "Do not share this printer" and click "Next"