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mac_printer [2013/04/22 17:56]
edorsky [OS X Network Printing at Olin]
mac_printer [2022/09/28 10:52] (current)
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 ====== OS X Network Printing at Olin ====== ====== OS X Network Printing at Olin ======
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-Note:  these instructions were written for Macintosh OS X 10.6 and above, some steps may be different for previous versions of OS X. 
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 ===== Installing the appropriate printer ===== ===== Installing the appropriate printer =====
  
-    * If you don't know what version of OSX you're using: +    * If you don't know what version of OS X you're using: 
-      * Click The Apple logo in the upper left hand corner +      * Click The Apple logo in the upper left hand corner. 
-      * Select About This Mac, it should say version ​followed by a number+      * Select About This Mac and you will see the version number ​under the big Apple logo in the window that pops up.
     * If you don't know the model of the printer you're trying to print to:     * If you don't know the model of the printer you're trying to print to:
       * [[printer_locations|Check Here]]       * [[printer_locations|Check Here]]
  
 ^Model ^Driver Location | ^Model ^Driver Location |
-^Xerox ​7335/​7328 ​|[[http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-7328-7335-7345-7346/​downloads/​enus.html?​associatedProduct=workcentre-7328-35-45-46-built-in-controller&​operatingSystem=macosx&​fileLanguage=en|http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-7328-7335-7345-7346/​downloads/​enus.html]] | +^Xerox ​Altalink C8045 |[[http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​altalink-c8000-series/​downloads/​enus.html?​associatedProduct=C8000-series-built-in-controller&​operatingSystem=macOS10_13&​fileLanguage=en 
-^Xerox 7545 | [[http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-7545-7556/​downloads/​enus.html?​associatedProduct=XRIP_WC7525_base&​operatingSystem=macosx108&​fileLanguage=en|http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-7545-7556/​downloads/​enus.html]]| +http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​altalink-c8000-series/​downloads/​enus.html?​associatedProduct=C8000-series-built-in-controller&​operatingSystem=macOS10_13&​fileLanguage=en]] | 
-^Xerox 5735|[[http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-5735-5740-5745-5755/​downloads/​enus.html?​operatingSystem=macosx&​fileLanguage=en|http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-5735-5740-5745-5755/​downloads/​enus.html]]| +^Xerox ​Altalink B8055|[[http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​altalink-c8000-series/​downloads/​enus.html?​associatedProduct=C8000-series-built-in-controller&​operatingSystem=macOS10_13&​fileLanguage=en]|
-^Xerox ​5655|[[http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-5645-5655/​downloads/​enus.html?​operatingSystem=macosx&​fileLanguage=en|http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​workcentre-5645-5655/​downloads/​enus.html]]| +
-^Xerox 8860 | [[http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​phaser-8860mfp/​downloads/​enus.html?​operatingSystem=macosx&​fileLanguage=en|http://​www.support.xerox.com/​support/​phaser-8860mfp/​downloads/​enus.html]]|+
 ^HP | [[http://​www8.hp.com/​us/​en/​support-drivers.html|Enter The Model Number and Choose the Correct Version of Mac OS X]]| ^HP | [[http://​www8.hp.com/​us/​en/​support-drivers.html|Enter The Model Number and Choose the Correct Version of Mac OS X]]|
  
-    - Mount the .dmg file and run the installer that it contains following the onscreen instructions:+    - Mount the .dmg file and run the installer that it contains following the onscreen instructions.
     - You will be prompted that the package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed… ​     - You will be prompted that the package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed… ​
     - Click **Continue**     - Click **Continue**
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 ===== Adding Printers by IP ===== ===== Adding Printers by IP =====
-There is a good chance that no printers will show up in your printer list. In this likely case, you will have to add the printer you want to print to by its IP address. +Every Olin printer has its IP address printed on a sticker on the physical printer itself. 
- +You can also find a list of printer IP address on our network: \\fsvs01\public\IT\
-Luckily, every printer has its IP address printed on a sticker on the physical printer itself.+
  
-First, ​**make sure you are connected to an internal Olin network (like OLIN_WH) and not OLIN_GUEST.** Otherwise nothing will work. +**You must be connected to the internal Olin wifi network (SSID: OLIN) and not OLIN-GUEST.**  
-  - Visit the printer you would like to print to and write down its IP address. +  - Locate ​the IP address ​of the printer using one of the methods noted above
-  - In **System Preferences**,​ select **Print Scan**+  - In **System Preferences**,​ select **Printers ​Scanners**
   - Click the **+** button on the printer list and select **Add Printer or Scanner...**   - Click the **+** button on the printer list and select **Add Printer or Scanner...**
   - In the **Add** window that pops up, click **IP** on the top toolbar.   - In the **Add** window that pops up, click **IP** on the top toolbar.
   - In the **Address** bar, enter the IP address of the printer that you wrote down and press enter.   - In the **Address** bar, enter the IP address of the printer that you wrote down and press enter.
-  - If the **Use** dropdown menu at the bottom ​is automatically set to **Generic PostScript Printer**,​ +  - Click the **Use** dropdown menu at the bottom and choose ​**Select Printer Software...**
-    * Click it and select ​**Select Printer Software...**+
     * Search for the printer'​s model number and select the correct driver.     * Search for the printer'​s model number and select the correct driver.
   - Click **Add** and the printer should be successfully added!   - Click **Add** and the printer should be successfully added!
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