How to Print to a Shared Device

The Print Release Stations are the new network printers currently installed in buildings 5 and 8. There is one on each floor near the elevator (except floor 1).

Add the new HP shared printer to your PC

  1. Click the Search button (the magnifying glass) in the bottom left of your screen.
    Screenshot of Windows' search bar in the Task Bar. Contains text: Type here to search.
  2. Type the following into the search bar: \\mcc-b151\ 
    1. Important: This text must match exactly with no spaces.
  3. Double-click on Brighton-PrintReleaseStations from the list.
    Screenshot of results after entering "\\mcc-b151\" into the search field in the Task Bar. Results are "\\mcc-b151\Brighton-Library" and "\\mcc-b151\-Brighton-PrintReleaseStations".
  4. Let it fully install.

Change your default printer

  1. Click the Search button (the magnifying glass) in the bottom left of your screen.
  2. Type the following into the search bar: \\mcc-b151\
    1. Important: This must match exactly with no spaces.
  3. Hit Enter on your keyboard.
  4. Click on Brighton-PrintReleaseStations.
  5. Click on the “Printer” tab to expand the menu and select “Set as Default Printer.”
    Screenshot of the Bright-PrintReleaseStations pop-up window showing the Printer menu expanded with two available options: Set As Default Printer and Printing Preferences.

Print Release Station

When you print to a Print Release Station queue, you can pick up your job at any Print Release Station printer. Print Jobs submitted that are not released are purged after 24 hours.

Shared Printer Locations as of February 2024

Building 5

One Device is located in the Elevator Lobby, on each floor, floors 2 through 5. Additional Devices are located in the following rooms:

  • Room 5-236
  • Room 5-342
  • Room 5-436
  • Room 5-543

Building 8

One Device is located in the Elevator Lobby, on each floor, floors 2 through 6. Additional Devices are located in the following rooms:

  • Room 8-212
  • Room 8-330A
  • Room 8-434
  • Room 8-510
  • Room 8-626 (this device will be relocated to another location on floor 6, Room TBD)