Wifi | Can I print?
YES - Windows Laptops or Apple Macbooks*
- You need to configure your laptop to add a printer
- We have step-by-step instructions on how to add a printer here
- If you are already familiar with adding a printer see our Quick Tips
- Also see WiFi Printing by Email below
NO - printing from an Apple iPod / iPhone / iPad is not available from the APNK WiFi
- however, see WiFi Printing by Email below
NO - wifi printing is not available at Palmerston North City Libraries
Quick Tips - Windows
- check what model APNK public printer is at your library
- add a local printer, add TCP/IP port called printer
- then see if your laptop detects the correct printer, if not see Download HP Drivers
OR your could try the following built-in printers
Windows XP "HP LaserJet 5"
Windows Vista "HP LaserJet Family Driver PCL5"
Windows 7 "HP LaserJet P2xxx Series PCL6"
Windows 10 general instructions
- Settings (swipe in front edge of screen, tap settings OR with mouse, point lower-right corner, click Settings), Change PC settings
- PC and devices
- Devices
- Add a device
- Searching won't find the printer, install printer using a different method - add TCP/IP printer port where the printer's TCP/IP name/IP is printer
Quick Tips - Mac
- printer port = LDP called printer
- drivers = print using Generic PS Printer (otherwise see Download HP Drivers)
What version of Windows am I using?
Open My Computer or Computer, right click Computer on left-hand panel, select Properties. Windows Edition should display here along with other information about your device.
Step-by-step instructions
Download HP Drivers
Mac Wifi printing instructions
The following instructions are based on Mac OS X 10.5
- System Preferences
- Print and Fax [or Print and Scan]
- Click on the add button [ + ]
- IP
- Protocol Line Printer Daemon - LPD
- address = printer type the word printer in the address field
- Name = APNK printer
- Print Using = Generic PostScript Printer
- Add
Apple support page: "Adding a printer to your printer list in Mac OS X"
Linux Wifi printing instructions
- Printer host name "printer" without the quote marks
- Open printing ports: 9100, 161, 515, 631
- HP Website linux info
Important Note
By the time you have configured the printer your WiFi session may have timed out. Before printing go to Google.com and check you can do a search as you may need to Agree to our Terms of Use (again).
Multiple Printer locations
Hamilton Level 1 (ground floor) printer = printer port printer1
Hamilton Level 2 printer = printer port printer2
Hamilton Level 3 printer = printer port printer (default wifi printer)
Puke Ariki default wifi printer = printer port printer
WiFi Printing by Email
This is a new HP feature available at a some libraries. If the printer has a label with an email address "...@hpeprint.com" see below.
Note: WiFi users should check they can successfully send email on APNK WiFi (eg email themselves first) before trying this. If not see: SMTP info
- This is a service provided by HP
- Be aware that as this service is made available via our public WiFi network and is sent to a third party (HP) so please consider this before printing confidential / personal / sensitive information
- To print email - check email address on the printer
- Printing email attachments is supported for these file types:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel*
Text files (.txt)
PDF
HTML
Images (bmp, jpg, png, gif, tiff)
- Preview documents before printing
- The HP ePrint service does not support printing webpages via email at this time
- Image files (like jpeg, bmp, tiff, etc) need to be at least 100DPI in order to print via ePrint
- PGP encryption, digitally signed documents, macro-enabled spreadsheets and password-protected documents are not supported by ePrint at this time and will not print
- There is a 10 MB limit to the email and a 10 MB limit to each attachment
- HP ePrint supports a maximum of 10 attachments to a single email. Emails that exceed these limits will not print
- HP sends attachments over a secure connection to your printer to protect your data, but we cannot ensure the security of email before it is received by HP
- Note: HP does not filter or control the emails or content and cannot be held responsible for such emails or content
See also