From the Systems Help Desk:
Effective immediately, patrons will be able to print from their own Windows XP/Vista laptops, via the wireless network, to our public printers. We are also working on including late model MacBooks on board – instructions should be available shortly.
The procedure, in a nutshell, is as follows:
[1] Have the laptop connect either to “UBC VPN” or “UBCSecure” wireless network
[2] Add a printer according to instructions within our “HowTo” webpage, “Printing” section
http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/about/instruct/htprint.html
[3] Print to the newly installed printer
[4] Approach our Print Release Station with a copy card to release the job:
– on the “Workstation ID” prompt, type “GUEST” instead
– choose the appropriate print job according to timestamp or content descriptions
Patrons can keep the installed library printer(s) on their laptops, in doing so they can skip step 2 if they need to re-use the same printer(s) at a later date.
Please note this service is currently offered on a “pilot/trial” basis, therefore we may have to make procedural changes or withdraw the service if we encounter performance or security issues.
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