Adding a Network Printer in MAC OS X

For the Impatient :

1. Open System Preferences and click "Print & Fax".

2. Click Printing and then click the "+" sign to open the "Printer Browser" box.

• • For "Protocol", select LPD
  • For "Address" enter printers.scs.fsu.edu
  • For "Queue" enter the printer name (EX. pr420a)
  • For "Printer Name" , type the name of the printer (Should be the same name as in "Queue")
  • For "Location", you can fill in or leave blank.
  • For "Print Using", Scroll through the list of printer manufacturers and select the maker of the printer.
  • Next, Scroll through the list of printer models and select your model to install the correct print driver.
  • Finally, click on "Add" to include the printer on your list of available printers.

NOTE In this case, and a few others the exact driver is not listed in the Driver Menu. Select the closest driver to your printer model as possible. For the 4300 Series use the 'HP Laser Jet 4000 series PS' driver. Additionally, the current version of the CUPS Printing Software only support PostScript printing. Please select only PS Drivers .

To install or use SCS printers you must be connected to the SCS network. This mean that if you working off campus or if you are using the campus wireless network you must first connect to the SCS VPN (see VpnSetup for more details).

Contact the Technical Services Group (TSG) Via an email to ops@scs.fsu.edu if you experience problems or have questions.

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In step 2 you must be looking at the IP Printer, not default printer browser

-- KatjaSeltmann - 04 May 2007

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Last changed: 18 Apr 2007