Off-campus Access
Printing with Remote Working Client from Windows
Introduction
Once you have followed these instruction to set up the Student-Mono and Student-Colour printers [for staff: Staff-Mono and Staff-Colour], you can print to them from off campus provided that you have first connected using the VPN Client; you can subsequently collect your printout when you are next on campus.
Set up
You will need to do the set up either on campus, or you can follow the instructions at home after you have connected using the VPN client.
Follow these instructions to configure the charged print / copy / scan devices Student-Mono and Student-Colour [for staff: Staff-Mono and Staff-Colour] on your computer. You can send the print job from anywhere, and collect your work from any of our 'Follow Me' printers.
These instructions assume you are connected to wireless (eduroam), hallnet, or via your home connection with VPN connected.
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Click on the Start button.
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Vista / Windows 7 - In the Search Programs and Files box type in Run and press enter.
Windows XP - Click on Run…
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In the box that comes up type \\printers.lboro.ac.uk
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When prompted for your login/password please type like the following:
Login : lunet\your username
Password : your password
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Then click OK to proceed.
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You will be presented with a list of printers, double click on student-mono [staff-mono for members of staff] and wait for it to install. You will be asked if you trust the driver, click on Yes/OK. When the student-mono install has finished, double click on student-colour [staff-colour for staff] to install the follow-me colour printer.
You can use the printers as normal from the software applications you are using.