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Printer Support Policy for the OIT Managed Desktop Service

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This document is intended for customers of OIT Desktop Services and provides details on the conference room support services provided to those customers. This document is not intended as a "How to", but to provide information to customers regarding policies & requirements of the support process. 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

In-Scope: Departments and devices that are supported by OIT_DESKTOP_SUPPORT with a Service Agreement in place. 

Out of Scope: Colleges, departments and devices that are not supported by OIT_DESKTOP_SUPPORT*

*The university as a whole may be subject to some policies linked below, but may not have a contract for support from OIT or follow the same practices to meet these guidelines. 

 

The OIT Managed Desktop Service will endeavor to solve printer problems whenever possible. 

  • Standard networked printing including client-side connectivity and printing functionality, is supported.
  • Set-up and installation of local printers is supported.
  • Triage and troubleshooting of printer problems.

 

Connectivity and drivers

OIT will:
  • Connect the Supported Unit’s printers (e.g., IP assignments, port activation).
  • Create the appropriate print queues on the OIT-provided print servers.
  • Install the necessary print drivers on the Workstations. 

 

Troubleshooting

  • OIT will provide basic troubleshooting of printer problems as they occur. 

 

Maintenance

  • The Supported Unit will be responsible for clearing paper jams, refilling ink, toner and paper trays, installing other consumable parts (e.g., fuser kits), and performing physical repairs to Unit-owned printers.
  • Supported Units must seek printer hardware maintenance at their own expense through authorized service providers such as ATS, Wolfcopy, etc.

 

Networked Printing Support

WolfCopy-supplied Device

  • The Unit will be responsible for contacting WolfCopy support technicians concerning network connectivity and maintenance.
  • The Unit will be responsible for configuration, address book and associated data.
  • The MDS Tech Team will work with WolfCopy to configure the set-up of scan-to-share and scan-to-email features.
  • Scan-to-email and scan-to-share features are supported. 
  • The Unit will be responsible for working with WolfCopy regarding physical maintenance, repairs, relocation, and consumables (e.g., toner, ink, paper, fuser kit). 

 

Unit-owned Device

  • OIT will provide general printer support for network connectivity & security, user access from endpoints via group management & driver deployment, and answer questions, but we are often limited on in-depth support we can provide for a Unit-owned, network-attached device. OIT will do our very best to assist in solving your problem.  If we cannot, after a reasonable attempt, we may refer you to an authorized service provider. 
  • The Unit will be responsible for advanced configuration, address book and associated data.
  • The Unit will be responsible for the physical maintenance, repairs, relocation, and consumables (e.g., toner, ink, paper, fuser kit).
  • Scan-to-email and scan-to-share features are NOT supported.

 

Wireless Printers

  • Printing to a wireless printer is not supported. 
  • Wireless printing is not considered secure or manageable by OIT Managed Desktop Services. 

 

IP Printing

  • OIT Managed Desktops will not add printers via IP address.  Networked printers should be managed via print-server and reside on the private, secure printer VLAN.

 

 

Escalation

 

Any questions on process or content contained in this document should be escalated through the NCSU Help desk and a have an incident assigned to the OIT_DESKTOP_SUPPORT team. 

 

 

Related Documentation

 

https://oit.ncsu.edu/my-it/wolfprint/

https://procurement.ofa.ncsu.edu/our-services/wolfcopy/

 

 

 

Title: OIT Service: Conference Room  and Audio Visual Support Policy for the OIT Managed Desktop Service
Service: Conferencing & Telephones
Template if applicable: NA
Assignment Group(s): OIT_DESKTOP_SUPPORT
Document Owner: OIT_DESKTOP_SUPPORT
Available Priorities: High, Medium, Low
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