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Adding RICOH Secure Print to a Windows PC

Intended audience:
All users

This tutorial is for setting up RICOH Streamline on all UK and non-UK Windows based machines. This is how you will setup access to print with your UK ID card on RICOH copiers.

You must be connected via ethernet or to eduroam, UK-Devices, or the GlobalProtect VPN to print.

Steps

1. 

Click on the search bar at the bottom of your Windows PC.

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2.

Type "cmd" without quotations. On the right hand side, choose "Run as administrator". 

You may need to use "Make Me Admin" and then use linkblue credentials when prompted.
 

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3. 

In the terminal window copy and paste the following command and then press Enter.

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC" /v RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

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4.

In the Windows search bar, search for "Add a printer or scanner".

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5.

Choose "Add device" towards the top right of the window. Then scroll down to the bottom of the printer list and select "Add manually".

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6.

In the window that follows, select the option for "Select a shared printer by name". Enter the following into the box:

\\slnx.prt.uky.edu\RICOH_Secure_Print

(Don't be alarmed if it takes a few minutes for this part to complete)

If you are prompted for credentials at this step, ensure for the username you use linkblue@uky.edu and your linkblue password.

7.

The printer should now be added. Make sure to scan your Wildcard ID at the printer and select "RICOH_Secure_Print" to see your job.

If you are on a machine that you do not use your linkblue ID to log in to follow these additional steps:

1.

After the installation is complete, open your printers menu from Control Panel or the Windows search bar at the bottom of your screen.

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2.

Select the printer, and then select "Printing preferences".

3.

Select "Authentication" from the Basic tab at the top of the Printing Preferences menu.

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4.

Enter your linkblue credentials as follows:

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5.

Select OK to all printer windows, and then print your desired document. Use your UK ID badge to authenticate at the printer.

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