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Setup a SAU Printer on your Mac computer
Setup a SAU Printer on your Mac computer
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For Faculty or Staff on an SAU-owned Computer and for Students
Identify the printer
Download the appropriate driver
Download Toshiba Drivers for MacOS
(Color printer)
Download Toshiba Drivers for MacOS
(Black and White printer or Library "big" Printers)
Download Lexmark Drivers
M3150
(Most small Lexmark printers in the dorms or elsewhere are this model)
Download Sharp Drivers
(old printers, not used on main campus)
Install the downloaded driver
Go the Apple Menu and select “System Preferences”
Click the “Print & Scan” icon
Click the “+” in the bottom left corner of the dialog box
Click the “IP” tab
For
Address
, enter
printername.admin.arbor.edu (for example dtzlow1.admin.arbor.edu or libup1.admin.arbor.edu)
If that address doesn't work use the printers IP address. Open terminal application (this can be found in the utilities folder under applications or by searching for terminal in the search bar) type "ping printername.admin.arbor.edu". This will return a readout of data. The ip address will be something like 172.12.34.123 Put this number in the ip address bar.
Please note if you use the terminal application for CARS access you will need to change your terminal window before doing the ping
:
click on shell > hover over new window > select "basic" from the list. This should open a basic terminal window to type the ping test.
For
Protocol
, select
Line Printer Daemon
For
Queue
, enter the
name of the printer
(lowlab, andlab, ...).
View all the printer names here.
For
Name
enter the name of the printer (ex. lowlab, andlab, or gaineylabprinter)
For
Location
enter text so that you know where the printer is located
For
Use
select “Select Software”
Type part of the model number of the printer you need to add and then select it.
Click the “OK” button
Click the “Add” button
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Article ID:
30300
Created
Sat 5/13/17 2:35 PM
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Check out this article I found in the Client Portal knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://serviceportal.arbor.edu/TDClient/1958/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=30300">https://serviceportal.arbor.edu/TDClient/1958/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=30300</a><br /><br />Setup a SAU Printer on your Mac computer