A common question for the IT staff is how to gain access to the NIMBioS printers. This question is presented to us most often by short-term visitors and workgroup/workshop guests. Because this is such a frequent question, this page has been dedicated to answering it.

Below is a table with all the important information that you will need to know to install these printers on your personal machine.

The following printers are available in near postdoc suites:

NOTE: The printer location includes a 3-character building designation as specified by the university. You can see all the building designations on UT's map page here. This building designation is used by the NIMBioS IT staff when naming printers, so that users can find a printer near them quickly and easily. C stands for Claxton and the number is a close room number.

Printer Location: C-124
Printer Make/Model: TOSHIBA eSTUDIO 456
Printer IP Address: 160.36.130.162
http://business.toshiba.com/product/index.jsp?ID=e-STUDIO456&site=usa&color=Blue

• Click: Start > Printers and faxes
• Click: Add a printer
• Click: Next
• Click: Local printer attached to this computer
• Click: Next
• Select: Create a new port
• Type of port: Standard TCP/IP Port
• Click: Next
• Click: Next
• Printer Name or IP Address: 160.36.130.162
• Click: Next
• Click: Finish
• Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
• Printers: TOSHIBA s-STUDIO Universal PCL6
  (NOTE: If your Windows XP operating system does not have this printer, then click on Windows Update to update your printer drivers.)
• Click: Next
• Printer name: C-124 TOSHIBA e-STUDIO 456
• Click: Next
• Do you want to print a test page: Yes
• Click: Next
• Click: Finish

• NOTE: If you are replacing/repairing a faulty previous installation of this printer, be sure to remove the old printer first
  • Click: Start > Devices and Printers
  • Right-click on the previous TOSHIBA printer device
  • Select: Remove Device
  • NOTE: If the device does not disappear from the list of printers and faxes, do not continue, but call on NIMBioS IT for assistance.
• Obtain the appropriate driver for your machine
  • First, check to see if your system is 32-bit or 64-bit:
    • Click: Start > Computer
    • Click on System properties
    • Look for System type in the properties list
  • Download the driver:
    http://copiers.toshiba.com/downloads/KB/file_uploads/10915/eBX_D1733_PD_UNI.zip
  • Extract the ZIP file that you just downloaded:
    • Right-click on the ZIP file
    • Select Extract All… from the pop-up menu
    • Click Extract
    • Important: Remember this directory location on your system.
• Click: Start > Devices and Printers
• Click: Add a printer
• Click: Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer
• Click: The printer that I want isn't listed
• Select: Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname
• Click: Next
• Device type: Autodetect
• Hostname or IP address: 160.36.130.162
• Make sure that Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use is unchecked
• Click: Next
• Click: Have Disk…
• In the “Install From Disk” pop-up window, click: Browse…
• In the “Locate File” window that appears, navigate to the directory where you extracted the driver ZIP file
  (You can probably find it under the “Recent Places” location just to the left in the same window.)
• Select: eS4ex2
  (There should only be one file listed.)
• Click: Open
• Click: OK
• In the “Add Printer” window, you should see “TOSHIBA e-STUDIO4520CSeriesPCL6” listed under “Printers”
  Click: Next
• Printer name: C-124 - TOSHIBA e-STUDIO 456
• Click: Next
• Click: Print a test page, check that a test page really did print on the printer
• Click: Finish

• Click: The Apple icon (top-left corner)
• Click: System Preferences…
• Click: Print & Fax
• If necessary, click the lock to make changes, and enter your password
• Click: +
• Click: IP
• Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD
• Address: 160.36.130.162
• Name: C-124 TOSHIBA e-STUDIO-456
• Print Using: TOSHIBA e-ST456 Series
• Click: Add
• Finisher: Multi-Position Stapler
• Drawers: Not Installed
• Click: Continue

Printer Location: C-124
Printer Make/Model: Xerox Phaser 8560DN
Printer IP Address: 160.36.130.164
http://www.support.xerox.com/support/phaser-8560/downloads/enus.html?operatingSystem=win7x64

NOTE: Windows XP does not contain the proper print drivers for this printer by default. Since it is the goal of most visitors to simply get “up and printing”, the instructions below only cover how to set up a generic PCL printer driver for this printer.

• Click: Start > Printers and faxes
• Click: Add a printer
• Click: Next
• Click: Local printer attached to this computer
• Click: Next
• Select: Create a new port
• Type of port: Standard TCP/IP Port
• Click: Next
• Click: Next
• Printer Name or IP Address: 160.36.132.50
• Click: Next
• Click: Finish
• Manufacturer: Generic
• Printers: MS Publisher Color Printer
  (NOTE: If your Windows XP operating system does not have this printer, then click on Windows Update to update your printer drivers.)
• Click: Next
• Printer name: C-124 Xerox Phaser 8560DN
• Click: Next
• Do you want to print a test page: Yes
• Click: Next
• Click: Finish

By using a generic printer driver, users can begin using the printer in minutes. However, by not using the official Xerox driver some functionality will be missed when using this printer. If you would like to use the official Xerox driver, you can find download and installation instructions here.

• Click: Start > Devices and Printers
• Click: Add a printer
• Click: Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer
• Click: The printer that I want isn't listed
• Select: Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname
• Click: Next
• Device type: Autodetect
• Hostname or IP address: 160.36.130.164
• Make sure that Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use is checked
• Click: Next
• Manufacturer: Xerox
• Printers: Xerox Phaser 8560DN
  (NOTE: If your Windows 7 operating system does not have this printer, then click on Windows Update to update your printer drivers.)
• Printer name: C-124 Xerox Phaser 8560DN
• Click: Next
• Click: Print a test page, check that a test page really did print on the printer
• Click: Finish

• Click: The Apple icon (top-left corner)
• Click: System Preferences…
• Click: Print & Fax
• If necessary, click the lock to make changes, and enter your password
• Click: +
• Click: IP
• Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD
• Address: 160.36.130.164
• Name: C-124 Xerox Phaser 8560DN
• Print Using: Generic PostScript Printer
• Click: Add

• NIMBioS IT staff will not take responsibility for your personal machine. The reader is expected to know how to administrate his or her own machine.
• The documentation above is merely for guidance. Menus, options, and commands presented may not match the reader's particular operating system, software, or versions.
• None of these documents have a brain. Readers are expected to provide their own.