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Printing

  1. Information
    1. Printer model (listed on printer)
    2. Type of computer - Mac or PC
  2. Printing Troubleshooting
    1. Quit out of Banner and log-in again. Remember to log into the Firewall again!
    2. Restart the computer.
    3. Try to print from another application like Microsoft Word or FirstClass.If printing is unsuccessful from another application, continue with the steps in "I Can't Print" - HD Troubleshooting Procedures.
    4. Send a job from Banner to another printer nearby.
    5. Refer to Banner Referral if unable to resolve after consulting the staff person on duty.
  3. Additional Help Resources
    1. Banner Conference - Users can read announcements and post questions to the Banner conference on FirstClass. Open FirstClass and then go to Wellesley Conferences > Banner >Wellesley Banner.

Login           


    Problem: User is unable to log-in using their username or password.
    
     Solution:

  1. Check Helpdesk whiteboards to see if Banner is down. Banner is usually down Thursday mornings from 8am-11am.
  2. Make sure that CAPS LOCK is not on. Usernames and passwords are case-sensitive and they are never capitalized.
  3. Check if the user is logged into the Firewall.
  4. Check if user is trying to log-into Banner within 2 minutes of logging into the Firewall.
  5. Make sure the user is logging in with their Banner password and not their Domain password. They are two different passwords.
  6. Make sure they are using Internet Explorer on a PC and Safari on a Mac..
  7. Log out of Banner and log back in.
  8. Restart the computer.
  9. Try to log into Banner 7
    Problem: Page Not Found
    Solution:
  1. Past users of Banner may not have updated their Banner shortcut after Banner switched to a secure server. Make sure the URL they are trying to visit is https://banner.wellesley.edu . Change the Target of the icon on their desktop to be the correct URL.

    Banner self serve for payroll changed the url to: https://bannerss.wellesley.edu:4453 after the upgrade on Oct. 31, 2005.

    Problem:  "This application has been disabled by an administrator."
    Solution:
  1. Users sometimes get this error message if they are logged into Banner when they shut down the server for the weekly updates on Thursday morning.

Passwords

   
    Account Expired:

          Problem: User receives this error: "Account expired on (some date)."
          Solution: Refer to Banner Account Access referral (Deb Wilson) for an expiration date change.
   
    Password Expired or About to Expire:         

          Problem: User receives a message indicating that their password will expire on (some date).
          Solution: The message is a reminder to have the user change their password before the given date.

    Forgotten or Lost Passwords:

    Banner Passwords:

        Other Banner related passwords:

    Fitz and Focus Password/Questions:



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