{"id":158,"date":"2019-01-14T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:46:15","slug":"printing-posters-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/docs\/printing\/printing-posters-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Printing Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"158\" class=\"elementor elementor-158\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1197c122 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1197c122\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e9de9a8\" data-id=\"2e9de9a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce40977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ce40977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><strong>How To Print Posters To Poster Printer: Artisan<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><article>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.rutgers.edu\/~makmur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanz Makmur<\/a> modified: Aug 12, 2026<\/article><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>Aug 11, 2026: Please be aware.\u00a0<\/strong>We have been experiencing issues with our old poster printer, the Artisan, which was purchased in March 2019. After 7 years, once the printer is no longer functioning, printing a poster may no longer be possible in the CS department.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><em>Where else can you print a poster?<\/em><\/div><div>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libraries.rutgers.edu\/visit-study\/computers-printing\/poster-printing-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">print your poster at the Library,<\/a> Staples, etc. Please be aware that it is not free and needs time.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">IMPORTANT: As of Summer 2026, <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">poster jobs must be released before they can be printed.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><article>Because the poster printer is very old, macOS and Windows no longer have drivers for this printer. The only way to print is from an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/report.cs.rutgers.edu\/nagiosnotes\/iLab-machines.html?v1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iLab machine<\/a>.\u00a0<em>No driver and nothing to set up.<\/em>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">This document explains the <em>restrictions<\/em> and <em>recommendations<\/em> for printing posters on the CS Department&#8217;s poster printer, <strong>Artisan.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/article><article><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span><\/article><article><\/article><article><\/article><article><\/article><article><\/article><article><\/article><article><details><summary><strong>Enforced Restrictions<\/strong><\/summary><ul><li>Since Summer 2026, every job must be released using the Core3Release in the room.<\/li><li>Only<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"> CS Faculty\/Grad\/Staff NetID<\/span> <\/span>can print to this printer. <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">This means that <em>if <\/em>your <span style=\"color: #800000\">username on your computer<\/span><\/span><\/span> is NOT CS Faculty\/Grad\/Staff NetID,<span style=\"color: #800000\"> you can&#8217;t print.<span style=\"color: #000000\"> To print, you must authenticate with your NetID credentials.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li>Poster printing is expensive. <em>Don&#8217;t waste!<\/em> <em>Proofread before printing!<\/em> For example, printing a 36&#8243; by 48&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staples.com\/services\/printing\/posters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poster at Staples<\/a> currently costs $ 66 + tax + 2 weeks&#8217; wait + shipping.<\/li><li>There is a limit of <span style=\"color: #800000\">1 poster\/per 30 minutes <\/span>and 5<span style=\"color: #800000\">\u00a0posters\/per day per NetID. <\/span>To print again, you have to wait at least 30 minutes. Any jobs printed before their allowed time are ignored.<\/li><li>You can cancel the job via the <b>lprm<\/b> command. For example:<code>lprm -Partisan <em>your_job_id.<\/em><\/code> To find out the job_id, you need to type <code>lpq -Partisan<\/code><\/li><\/ul><\/details><\/article><\/div><details><summary><strong>Important Notes<\/strong><\/summary><ol><li>The printer will always say <em>No Internet Connection. <\/em><strong>This is normal<\/strong> because it is not accessible from the Internet (outside RUNET).<\/li><li><strong>Please don&#8217;t do anything to the printer.<\/strong> If the paper ever got ejected, it would take 30 minutes to feed it back to someone who knows how to load it.<\/li><\/ol><\/details><details><summary><strong>Printing Recommendations\u00a0<\/strong><\/summary><ul><li>Before<em> printing, ensure your document is the same size as the poster size.\u00a0 Preview your poster in PDF so you know you are getting the correct quality when printing on large-sized paper.\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li><em><em>Scaling up and printing an 8.5 x 11 PDF document to a 36&#215;48 paper will give you<\/em> poor-quality output; <span style=\"color: #993300\">don&#8217;t do it.<\/span> It is a waste of time and resources.\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Always <strong>Give Yourself More Time. <\/strong>Don&#8217;t expect to get your poster done the day it is due. 100% of users who never print posters do NOT get it right the first time<b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>We do not print anything for users; you must print your poster yourself.<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Set up and learn how to print a poster days before you need it.<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Do not wait until the last minute before printing your poster<\/em>.<\/span><\/li><li>Poster printers often run out of ink or paper, so print during work hours. Supplies may run out or need reordering, and no one can help you.<\/li><li>Your job refused to print because of an incorrect setup.<\/li><li>The poster printer could be jammed.<\/li><li><em>Someone ejected the role paper, which takes a long time and is hard to reset.<\/em><\/li><li>Poster printing is slow. Others may also have the same deadline as you.<\/li><li>Etc.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u00a0<\/p><\/details><p><b>Printing a Poster from Linux OS<\/b><\/p><ol><li>To print a poster, you need to log in to a Linux machine with a graphical user interface.<\/li><li>If you are on a laptop, first transfer your <em>poster.pdf<\/em> file to your iLab home directory. You can learn how to transfer files to and from a Linux machine by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/file-storage\/accessing-files-remotely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessing Files Remotely<\/a> page.<\/li><li>Open a web browser session to <a href=\"https:\/\/weblogin.cs.rutgers.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weblogin.cs.rutgers.edu.<\/a> For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/using-cs-weblogin-to-access-ilab-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using CS WebLogin to Access iLab Machines.<\/a><\/li><li>Once you have a session open on one of the iLab machines,<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/atril.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/> find and open the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Atril<\/span> document Viewer <\/strong>to print your poster. [<em>We recommend Atril because our last test showed that Evince, the default Linux Document Viewer, has a bug that prevents<span style=\"color: #000000\"> you from setting the correct paper sizes.]<\/span><\/em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>Once Atril Document Viewer is running, go to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and select <strong>Open<\/strong> to open your <em>poster PDF<\/em> file.<br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/atril-open.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"153\" \/><\/li><li>To print your poster, go to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and select <strong>Print<\/strong>. A list of printers will open. Select <strong>artisan<\/strong>. This is the poster printer.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/linux-select-priinter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"179\" \/><\/li><li>Click the Page Setup option at the top and select <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Arch E<\/strong> <\/span>paper size.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">DO NOT USE OTHER PAPER SIZE.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">Choosing another paper size may cause the printer to eject the paper roll, and reinstalling the paper is not trivial; it takes 30-60 minutes to calibrate.<\/span><br \/><\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/linuxpagesetup-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"505\" \/><\/li><li>Click<strong> Preview your job<\/strong> before printing. Ensure the preview shows the correct print size on the correct paper size.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Print<\/strong> to print your job. You may be asked to verify with your NetID credentials.<\/li><li>Go to the Core302 printer room and release your print job at the Core3Print Release station.<\/li><li>Go to the printer and see what it is doing. <em>If the printer panel is displayed as below<\/em>, click the <button><strong>Print a&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/button>\u00a0 button. This is often caused by the printer being confused by the size of paper loaded on it.<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10743\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/08\/printer-panel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/08\/printer-panel.jpg 405w, https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/08\/printer-panel-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p>For help with our systems or immediate assistance, contact the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.rutgers.edu\/~operator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operator on Duty<\/a><\/strong> at CoRE 235 or call 848-445-2443. Otherwise, see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CS Helpdesk<\/a><\/strong>. Don&#8217;t forget to include your NetID along with descriptions of your problem<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Print Posters To Poster Printer: Artisan by Hanz Makmur modified: Aug 12, 2026 \u00a0Aug 11, 2026: Please be aware.\u00a0We have been experiencing issues with our old poster printer, the Artisan, which was purchased in March 2019. 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