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How do I connect my BYOD Mac to the Learning Commons printer?
There are three main steps to setting up your printer:
- Installing the printer driver
- Installing the printer
- Printing with authentication
- Retrieving your print job
Installing the printer driver
Your computer needs to have the proper driver installed to use the printer.
- In the Finder, click on the Go menu and choose Connect to Server:
- For the Server Address, enter
smb://db01
and click Connect:
- Connect as a Registered User, and enter your St. Mary's username and password (the same as you use to connect to the SMIS-WIN network):
- Select the Drivers volume and click OK:
- Drag the file Ricoh_PS_Printers_Vol3_DOM_LIO_2.6.0.0.dmg to your desktop:
(Make sure to get the 2.6.0.0 file and not the 2.2.0.0 file.) - With the file your desktop, double-click it to mount the volume. Then double-click the installer to run it:
- Click the Continue, Accept and OK buttons to complete the driver installation
Installing the printer
- Go to System Preferences, click on Printers & Scanners, and click the + button to add a printer:
- In the Add window, hold the Control key and click in the button area. From the pop-up menu, select Customize Toolbar:
- Drag the Advanced button to the toolbar and click Done:
- Back in the Add window, click the Advanced button. When the search completes, click on the Type drop-down list and select Windows printer via spoolss:
- Enter the following for the URL:
smb://print.smis.ac.jp/N359MFPC1
You can enter whatever you like for the Name and Location, but remember what you choose for the Name. - Click on Choose a Driver, and from the drop-down list choose Select Software:
- Enter 5503 in the search box, and choose RICOH MP C5503 PS. Click OK:
- Back in the Add window, click Add:
- After a moment, you should see the printer in your list of printers:
Printing with authentication
Make sure you have the correct page set-up, and authenticate to print.
- Before printing, make sure your document size is A4 or A4 small:
- In the Print dialog, select the Printer Name that you specified when you installed the printer. Then click OK to print:
- You will be asked to enter your username and password to print. Enter your St. Mary's username and password (the same as you use to connect to SMIS-WIN):
If you check “Remember this password in my keychain”, then you will not have to re-enter this information every time you print.
Retrieving your print job
After printing, log in at the printer to retrieve your print job.
- If the printer is sleeping, click the login/logout button to wake the printer.
- Tap on Username and enter your username (the same as above)
- Tap on Password and enter your password
- Tap on Login
- If your log-in is successful, you should see your document name on the display. Tap on the document to select it, and then tap the Print button.
Troubleshooting
Failed authorization
In the printer queue window on your computer, you see a Resume button instead of Pause. If you click Resume, after a moment you briefly see the message “connection refused.” The button changes back to Resume.
This indicates you've entered the wrong username/password. Delete this print job (click on the X), and try printing again. Make sure to enter the correct username and password.
Note: If you checked “Remember this password in my keychain”, but you entered the wrong password, you'll need to delete the saved password from your Keychain and try again.