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How to add network printers on Macs

  1. Open System Preferences > Print & Scan

  2. Click the “+” sign > Add Printer or Scanner


  3. The “Add” window will appear. If there is not already an “Advanced” button on the toolbar (alongside the existing icons Default/IP/Windows), we will need to add it. Control+click on the toolbar area and choose “Customize Toolbar”.

  4. Drag the Advanced icon onto the toolbar and drop it.  Click Done.
    custom toolbar
  5. Click Advanced and wait for it to stop searching.
    advanced print menu

  6. Enter the following:

    Type: Windows printer via spoolss
    Device: Another device
    URL: smb://arch-print.ad.syr.edu/ARCH-Bowser2
    Name: ARCH-Bowser (make sure not to leave it as arch-print.ad.syr.edu!)
    Location: Plot Room
    Use: Select Printer Software

    add printer dialog

  7. When you choose Select Printer Software, the Printer Software window appears. In the Filter box, enter a part of the printer name such as 5200 to quickly filter the list. In this example, pick HP LaserJet 5200 then click OK.

    If the HP printers don’t appear, you have to download the HP driver pack at http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1888. Install it, then go back to Step 6 and continue.

    add printer model

  8. Click Add.

  9. Configure appropriate installed options for the printer such as adding Tray 3 and checking ‘Duplex’. Then click OK.

    add printer box

    Each printer will have various installed options to configure. Consult the chart under Step 11 to get it right for each printer.

  10. The first time printing, you will be prompted to enter your NetID and NetID password. To save the credentials, click the “Remember this password in my keychain.”
    username and password

  11. For each additional printer you want to add from the list below, repeat steps 5 through 9. We recommend adding the two closest B&W printers plus at least two color.

    Printer nameModelInstalled Options

    Type

    ARCH-Bowser3HP LaserJet 9040Duplex UnitB&W laser
    ARCH-Bowser4HP LaserJet 9040Duplex UnitB&W laser
    ARCH-Koopa3-PostscriptHP Color LaserJet M855xhTray 3, DuplexColor laser
    ARCH-Koopa4-PostscriptHP Color LaserJet M855xhTray 3, DuplexColor laser
    ARCH-Luma-Postscript**Oce Plotwave 360**Roll 2Color large format
    ARCH-Peach-Postscript**HP DesignJet T7200ps
    		Color large format
    ARCH-Pichu-PostscriptHP DesignJet T7200ps
    		Color large format
    ARCH-Pichu2-PostscriptHP DesignJet T7200ps
    		Color large format
    ARCH-Pichu3-PostscriptHP DesignJet T7200ps
    		Color large format
    ARCH-Yoshi2-Postscript***HP DesignJet T1700ps***
    		Color large format



    Printer nameModelInstalled Options

    Type

    ARCH-Bowser3HP LaserJet 9040Duplex UnitB&W laser
    ARCH-Bowser4HP LaserJet 9040Duplex UnitB&W laser
    ARCH-Koopa3-PostscriptHP Color LaserJet M855xhTray 3, DuplexColor laser
    ARCH-Koopa4-PostscriptHP Color LaserJet M855xhTray 3, DuplexColor laser
    *** Luma is added using a different procedure. Under Step 6, INSTEAD of choosing Use: Select Software, pick Use: Other. Before doing this, you must download the Luma driver at http://tinyurl.com/oce360. Save the file to your desktop. Then when you select Use: Other, you can browse to the file (oce-plotwave-360-mac-ppd-driver.ppd).

How to release your print job

  1. Send your print like normal.

  2. After your job finishes spooling, release your print using the PaperCut web page.

  3. Open up a web browser and go to https://arch-print.syr.edu and login with your NetID credentials.

  4. After logging in, release your job from the Jobs Pending Release screen. You can select {print} or Release All.