Department Printer setup (Mac Computers)

Overview/Introduction

The following instructions detail how to setup access to a departmental printer on an Apple/Mac computer.

Details

• Go to "Go" at the top of the screen. 
  • If "Go" is not listed, click on the desktop to take focus away from the active program until "Go" appears.
• Select "Connect to server"
• Type in "smb://ursinus.local/ucdrives" and click "connect"
• Select "Share"
• Select "Information Technology"
• Select "Software"
• Select "tech support - ftp"
• Select "MAC printer setup"
• Run "hp-printer-essentials-UniPS-6_0_0_6.pkg
• Finish installation

• Go to system Settings
• Go to "Printers & Scanners"
• Select "Add Printer, Scanner or Fax"
• Hold down "control" key and click in the blank space next to the buttons
• Select "customize toolbar"
• Drag "advanced" into the blank space next to the buttons on the "add printer" window and click "done"
• Click the "advanced" button
• Under "Type" select "Windows Printer via spoolss"
• Leave "Device" as is
• For URL you will need to use smb://zack/[SHARE NAME from list below]
  • Please note, the share name MUST be typed as it appears in the list. For instance, the Academic Affairs printer would be mapped as "smb://zack/AcademicAffairs"
• Change the "name" field to be the name of the printer you are installing (default will be "zack").
• Leave "location" blank
• Under "use", choose "Select Software".
  • In the search that pops up, search for the model of the desired printer. For instance, for Academic Affairs, you would search for e77650
• Click "add"
• On the pop-up that follows, leave all options as default and select "ok".

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