Wireless Printing

Step 1: Getting the Right Software


Note 1: Currently this service is only available for Windows Vista, XP and 2003.

Note 2: If you have a personal firewall installed on your computer, you may see several "block message" pop ups during the download process. Select the option which will “allow” or “accept” the download to proceed.

In Firefox, choose “Save File”. Firefox will save a file to your default download location (usually the Desktop).

In Internet Explorer, click “Save”. You will be prompted to choose a location to save in. Choose Desktop and click “Save”.

Once the file has been saved, you may close your web browser.

Screen capture of File Download dialog box


Step 2: Installation

  1. Locate the downloaded file from Step 1 above. Double click it to begin the installation process.
  2. Read the End User License agreement carefully, and then click “Accept”.
  3. On the next screen click “Install” to begin the installation process. This may take several minutes. WAIT until you see the message “Install finished successfully”. Click “Finish”.

Your new wireless printer should now be installed.

You can install multiple packages: one for each printer location you wish to print to. Simply repeat Step 1 to 3 above.

Note: If you have a personal firewall installed on your computer, you may see several "block message" pop ups during the installation process. Select the option which will “allow” or “accept” the installation to proceed.

Step 3: Printing

Note: If you have a personal firewall installed on your computer, you may see several "block message" pop ups during the printing process. Select the option which will “allow” or “accept” the printing to proceed.

  1. Open the document you wish to print (you have to be connected to the Internet at the time of the print request).
  2. From the File menu choose “Print”.
  3. Near the top of the Print window you will see the name of the currently specified printer. If necessary, select the desired (wireless) printer location from the pull-down menu.
     

Screen capture showing printer selection dialog box
Set any other page settings you need, and click “Print”.A grey window should appear, WAIT until it disappears.

Blank, grey box


Go to the print location you selected in step 3. Insert your T-Card or Library Visitor card in the print release card reader. (NOTE: if you do not have sufficient funds on your card to pay for the printing, use a nearby cash-to-card machine to increase your balance.)

A list of queued print jobs should appear on the screen with the name of your laptop Windows username. Select your username then click “Print”.

Retrieve your card after the cash balance has been updated.

Jobs that are not printed 60 minutes after submission will be deleted from the print queues.

Support

If you have difficulty installing or using the wireless printing service, visit Computing Services Help Desk (see http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/helpdesk for location and hours of service).

Additional Information

Technically, you only need an Internet connection, it doesn't have to be wireless. For example, you could install this software on your desktop computer in residence (which is connected directly, via a cable, to the Internet). You could then print a document to, say, a selected Black & White printer in the computer lab, and walk over to retrieve the output.

Jobs that are not printed 60 minutes after submission will be deleted from the print queues.