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Install a Printer on Mac OS

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==Manual Configuration Instructions for Mac OS 10.7 Lion== 1. *Click the Apple button in drop down menu located on the upper top left hand corner of the desktopyour screen and select ‘System Preferences’*2. Select System Preferences.‘Printers & Scanners’[[Image:AppleMenu*In the list of printers, remove any current network printers you are connected to by selecting the printer and clicking the ‘-‘ symbol near the bottom.png]]  3. Click on *Once you have removed all network printers from the Print & Scan icon in list, download the System Preferences windowfollowing [[Imagedmg file from: **http:SystemPreferences//techhelp.png]]mcla.edu/tools/installers/MacPrinterInstaller.dmg*Once downloaded, open the MacPrinterInstaller.dmg file.4. Add a printer by clicking *You will see the ‘MacPrinters’ icon appear on your desktop, double click on the + button in the bottom left hand cornerthis drive and open it.*5Hold the control key down and click on MacPrinters file located within the MacPrinter drive. Select "Add other Printer or Scanner"the ‘Open’ option on the menu that appears**[[Image:PrintAndScanMac03.png]] 6. In *Click ‘Open’ on the "Add Printer" window, right click security dialog box (or CTRL-clickif shown) *Click on Apple script icon located in the toolbar area.dock*7. Select "Customize Toolbar". *[[Image:CustomizeToolbarMac04.png]]*Enter your MCLA User name8*Enter your password*Select the printer you would like to connect to from the list of printers that appear. In the pop over windowOnce selected, drag the advanced button onto the toolbarclick on ‘Install Printer’**[[Image:AddAdvancedMac05.png]] 9. Select *A confirmation about the advanced button that was just addedprinter you would like installed will display, click ‘Proceed’ to continue with installation.*10The new printer will now appear in the Printers & Scanner screen. When Double chick on the “Searching for Printers” process finishes, choose “Windows printer via spoolss” from to display the “Type” drop down and fill in the rest of the fields as seen belowprinter queue.*11. The "PRINTER NAME" and "PRINTER LOCATION" fields are Click the name of ‘Printer’ menu option at the printer top and select ‘Print Test Page’*The ‘testprint’ job will indicate ‘Hold for Authentication’, click the location of ‘resume’ option which is specified by the printer.following icon:*PLEASE NOTE – change MCLA-PALM-W03 to MCLA-PALM-W03.mcla.edu:9100 (for OS 10.7.2)  *12. Click "add" to complete the process.   [[Image:CompletedPrinterSetupMac06.png]]    Upon the first print job sent to the printer you *You will be required asked to click on the printer icon located in the dock, and 'resume' the print job. Upon resume you will be asked for enter your MCLANET User ID A number and password. Enter Click the option checkbox ‘Remember this password in this information my keychain’ and click select ‘OK’*Confirm the checkbox that allows test job has printed on the credentials to be saved. This will ensure you no longer have to enter this information for future print jobsprinter.
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