Overview
This article is for faculty and staff in the College of Agriculture who want to connect their personal computer to a network computer.
Requirements
- Know the name or location of the new printer - it should be labeled on the printer itself.
- A list of all printers, their names, and server can be found on: https://wpvapppcag01.itap.purdue.edu:9192/app?service=page/UserRates
- Once signed-in - click 'rates'. A list of all printers and their server can be found
- Be a member of the proper group to print to that printer.
- If quotas are in place, have a positive balance (or be unrestricted), check this from https://wpvapppcag01.itap.purdue.edu:9192/user
- If there is a negative balance, contact AgIT or the business office.
- Be connected with one of the following network connections:
- Ethernet connection on AG’s network
- PAL on campus or CES for extension
- Connection to the internet and a VPN connection
NOTE: If the server name itself isn’t working, try including the fullname (eg.Wpvapppcag02.boilerad.purdue.edu). The server for extension is \\42<county, district office, or PAC>.boilerad.purdue.edu (eg. \\42tippecanoe.boilerad.purdue.edu, \\42northwest.boilerad.purdue.edu, or \\42dpac.boilerad.purdue.edu)
Instructions
- Click on the start menu and type the name of the server with two backslashes at the beginning and one at the end (eg. '\\wpvapppcag02.boilerad.purdue.edu').
NOTE: The server naming scheme for extension is \\42<county, district office, or PAC>.boilerad.purdue.edu (eg. \\42tippecanoe.boilerad.purdue.edu, \\42northwest.boilerad.purdue.edu, or \\42dpac.boilerad.purdue.edu)
- When prompted, enter your username(preceded by boilerad\) and password. Be sure to check the "Remember my Credentials" box. See example below

- Locate the printer and double-click on the icon.

- A prompt for username and password may appear again when printing for the first time, if this is the case, follow the steps in step 2
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