Printer Info

UPDATE 6/16/2020: The 4550 is no more. The 4700 is in Moore 204. There is a M479fdw in Moore 216 but that is not configured on the DNA cluster. See DNA color printer for setting it up to print directly from your laptop.

Print Queues on the DNA Cluster

FYI: The differences between the print queues color and colord is that colord will print in duplex. These are both the old, slow color printer. Similarly, colord2 prints in duplex on the new color printer, while color2 is one-sided on the new color printer.

• "colord2" (Default Printer)

Description: HP Color LaserJet 4700 (new, fast, duplex). Location: Moore 204A.

• "color2"

Description: HP Color LaserJet 4700dn (new, fast, one-sided). Location: Moore 204A.

• "color"

Description: HP Color Laserjet 4550dn (old, slow, one-sided). Location: 204A Moore.

• "colord"

Description: HP Color LaserJet 4550dn (old, slow, duplex). Location: 204A Moore.

• "bw"

Description: HP Color LaserJet 4550dn (old, slow). Location: 204A Moore.

• "bwhp"

Description: HP MP4+ (super old, one-sided). Location: DNA Lab Library, 216 Moore.

Printer IP Addresses

• Color Laser in 204A (HP Color Laserjet 4700): 131.215.135.107. Installed in 2007.

• Color Laser in 216 (HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw): 131.215.135.3. Installed in 2020.
  • To install on a Mac: add printer, choose world net symbol, type IP address, use IPP protocol, give a name, use Generic Postscript Printer, and hit "add". It should work.

• BW Laser in 216 (HP MP4+): 131.215.135.13. Installed in 2006? RETIRED in 2019? Presumably we may re-use this IP address later if needed.

• Color Laser in 204A (HP Color Laserjet 4550): 131.215.135.18. Installed in 2000, RETIRED in 2011. Presumably we may re-use this IP address later if needed.

Printer maintenance

• Please ensure that Letter size paper is in the printer at all times by default. If you need to print on a different size, restore the printer back to defaults when you're done.
• When replacing printer cartridges, put the old cartridge in the box from the new cartridge, label it TO: GRAPHICS ARTS, MS 104-6, and place it in the 1st floor outgoing mail (or on Lucinda's desk).

• As of 2013-04-30, we find that there is some damage in our HP Color Laserjet 4700:
  • There are some holes in black film on back of transfer unit.
  • There is lots of white dust on lower right side indicative of grinding nylon gears.