Setting up a Network Printer on a Mac

This document contains two sections:

1. Connecting to Public Printers

At the beginning of August 2002, St. Olaf changed the way Macintoshes print to public printers. Public printers are found in public labs and can be used by any student or faculty/staff member. To use a public printer, you must first login to the Novell server Sven.

Public printers no longer show up in the Chooser. Instead they are setup using Apple’s Desktop Printer Utility.

  1. Login to the server Sven.
  2. OS 9: Run the Desktop Printer Utility. This is usually located in Applications:Utilities on the Mac’s hard drive. (Double-click on the hard drive, then on Applications, then on Utilities, and finally on Desktop Printer Utility.)
    OS X: Go to the 'Print Center'. If this is not in the dock, you can find it under 'Macintosh HD', 'Applications', 'Utilities'.
  3. Click on Printer (LPR) and then click OK.



  4. Under ‘Postscript Printer Description File’ click Change.



  5. Select the Printer Description File that corresponds to the printer you are setting up and click Select.



  6. Under ‘LPR Printer Selection’ click Change.



  7. In ‘Printer Address’ type in the DNS name for the server that holds the printer. Typically this is ‘sven.acc.stolaf.edu’ for public printers. In ‘Queue’ type in the name of the printer. Click OK. For a list of public printers, see below.



  8. Click Create….



  9. Type in a name for the printer in the Save dialog box.



  10. Quit the Desktop Printer Utility. You should now have an icon representing the printer on your desktop. The printer will now also appear in the Print dialog box.



You can now print utilizing all features and conserve paper resources.

Public Printers

Printer Name Location
chm222 Christiansen Hall of Music 222
ellingson Ellingson Hall
hh205 Holland Hall 205
hh407 Holland Hall 407
hillkitt Hill-Kitt
hoyme Hoyme Hall
kildahl Kildahl Hall
larson Larson Hall
mellby Mellby Hall
mohn Mohn Hall
om10 Old Main 10
oma13 Old Main Annex 13 (Language Lab)
omh108 Old Main Hall 108
rand Rand Hall
rml115 Rolvaag Memorial Library 115 (the Den)
rml134a Rolvaag Memorial Library 134a
rml560 Rolvaag Memorial Library 560
sc146 Science Center 146
sc290 Science Library
thorson Thorson Hall
ytt118 Ytterboe Hall

 

 

2. Connecting to Department Printers

Setting up the printer in OS 9
  1. Click on the Apple Icon (upper left corner of the screen), then 'Chooser'.
  2. In the Chooser, highlight the Laserwriter 8 icon.
  3. Choose your AppleTalk Zone from the list below. You will need to select your 'academic area', then your printer.
  4. Choose the laser printer you are configuring in the right window of the Chooser.
  5. Click on the 'Create' button at the bottom.
  6. A printer icon will now appear next to the printer name. Highlight the printer you are installing and click the 'Setup' button.
  7. In the next window, choose the AutoSetup option.
  8. The program will setup the printer.
  9. Click on 'Configure' and verify that the duplex unit is installed.

You can now print utilizing all features and conserve paper resources.

Setting up the printer in OS X
  1. Go to the 'Print Center'. If this is not in the dock, you can find it under 'Macintosh HD', 'Applications', 'Utilities'.
  2. Click the 'Add' icon, or select 'Add Printer' from the 'Printer' menu.
  3. In the first dropdown menu that appears, select 'AppleTalk'.
  4. The second drop-down menu will be automatically adjusted for your academic area.
  5. Make sure 'Auto Select' is selected in the 'Printer Mode' menu. If you are selecting a printer other than a residence hall printer, select that printer's name from the list of available printers.
  6. Click 'Add'.

You can now print utilizing all features and conserve paper resources.

 

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