Network Standards: Printing
July 22, 2008

General Printing Services

The end user chooses a printer object when they need to print. Therefore, the object name needs to be descriptive enough so they know 1)the location of the printer, 2)what type of printer it is, and 3)what model it is. This information will let them select the printer that is located near them and, if necessary, allow them to choose the correct printer driver.

The following naming convention will accomplish this:

3 characters for bldg. 5 characters for room dash, mfg./model color (opt.)

Example:

• A Canon color laser printer in the College of Business, room 108, would be:

BUS108-CN1200C

Approved abbreviations for the types and manufacturers of various printers.

Manufacturers

• Canon                         CN
• Dell                             DL
• Epson                          EP
• Hewlett Packard          HP
• Lanier                          LA
• Lexmark                      LX
• Minolta                        MI
• Okidata                       OK
• Panasonic                     PN
• Toshiba                        TO
• Tektronics                    TK
• Xerox                           XO

Note: If printer is not in list, give the manufacturer