Monteverde Friends School

printing

Printing

PRINTING can be frustrating and difficult because there are many kinds of printers with different options for communications and getting instructions. Choices can be confusing. Contact Mike West at mwjwest@gmail.com or WhatsApp +1-302-559-3642 for help.

“privado” network can access the printer in the MAIN OFFICE and the printer in the TEACHER-ROOM or the DIRECTOR’S OFFICE.

“community” network CAN NOT ACCESS printers.

You may need these IP Addresses to replace the examples below:

teacher-printer (Ricoh MP 501) IP Address 172.16.1.31

directora-printer (Ricoh MP 301) IP Address 172.16.1.30

main office (Ricoh MP 501) IP Address 172.16.1.32

Methods to Print

  • USB Drive, Thumb Drive MOST RELIABLE
    • Put a PDF document ( .pdf) on the thumb drive. (A Microsoft Word document (.doc, .docx) will NOT WORK. Anything else will NOT work.) Plug the USB thumb drive into to printer. Use the menus.
  • Chrome Browser Printing
    • Install the Chrome browser Extension “IPP/CUPS printing configuration”
    • Make the selections: “Manage printers” -> “Add-Edit Printer” -> (add)
      • “Name” teacher-ricoh or directora-ricoh or main-ricoh
      • “IPP-Address” http://”IP-Address”/ipp such as http://172.16.1.31/ipp or http://172.16.1.30/ipp or http://172.16.1.32/ipp .
      • Then “Save” and “Click ‘i’ to test a printer.”
  • local NETWORK printing from PC
    • Use the Control Panel for Devices, specifically Printers (and Scanners), then choose “Add a printer or scanner)”
    • PC will be “Searching…”
    • Choose “The printer that I want is not in the list…”
    • Choose “Add a printer… by TCP/IP…”
    • Name of Host: perhaps 172.16.1.31 or 172.16.1.30 or 172.16.1.32
    • Make choices of Manufacturer and Model…. Ricoh … PCL…
  • local NETWORK printing from Macintosh
    • Add the printer by TCP/IP address…