Set up campus-wide printing on Windows 11 & Windows 10

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1. Verify you are connected to the “MSU-Secure” Wi-Fi network. If you are not, follow the instructions on this webpage: https://www.montana.edu/wifi/ 
2. Open File Explorer. 
3. Click on the blank part of the file address bar. 
4. Type "\\cicada.msu.montana.edu\Pharos_Package_Installers" into the file address bar and press enter. 
   1. If prompted for authentication, use the following credentials:

          Username: msu\NetID (replace “NetID” with your NetID)

          Password: Your NetID password

1. Double click the file named “MSU Student Labs Printing_for_x64” to start the installer. 
2. Once the installer opens, you should be prompted with this screen:
   
   1. If you do not see this window, it may have opened in the background. Check for the icon on the taskbar and click it

1. Click the Install button and wait for the installer to complete. Once it completes successfully, click the finish button. 
2. You can verify that the printers were successfully added by trying to print something like a Word document or PDF. Ensure both “MSU B/W Printing” and “Library Color Printers” show up.