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Install a network printer on Mac OS X

Requirements:

  • your ZEDAT login and password
  • the name of the printer you want to connect to
  • the following instructions will only work from a computer in either the physics department network or from WLAN (eduroam)
  • the model name of the printer (optional)

See also: Apple Knowledge Base How to manually add a Windows shared printer

  • Select System Preferences… from the Apple Menu:

  • Select Print & Fax from the System Preferences window:

  • Click on the small +-sign below the list of already installed printers:

  • Right-click on the empty space on the toolbar next to the Windows button and select Customize Toolbar…:

  • Drag the Advanced button to the toolbar and click it:

  • Choose Windows for the Type:

  • If you are unsure about the exact printer model, choose Generic PCL Laser Printer below Print Using…:

  • If you know the printer model, select Select Printer Software… and choose the right model from the list:

  • After clicking the Add button you will be asked for options installed on the printer (e.g. duplex units or additional paper trays):

  • You should now be able to print to the network printer. When printing, you will be asked for your ZEDAT account and password:

List available printers

print/macosx.1306959248.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/06/01 20:14 by dreger

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