Mapping a printer on a Mac

To map a printer on your personal Mac, follow these steps. Before beginning, be sure you're connected to the LMU_Openaccess wireless network. (Note - the screenshots below were taken from OSX 10.8.5, so your screens may look a little different)

1. Click on the Apple Menu, then click System Preferences
   
   
2. In the System Preferences menu, open Print and Scan
   
   
3. Click the + sign to add a new printer. If the lock at the bottom is closed, you may have to click it to enable changes
   
   
4. If the Advanced button does not exist on the tool bar, you will need to add it. In order to add the Advanced button, move the mouse over to the tool bar and press the Control key while pressing the mouse button/track pad. This should bring up a menu, please select the option for Customize Toolbar.
   
   
   
   Adding the Advanced button is a simple matter of dragging the Advanced gear icon, from the selection menu, to the tool bar.
   
   
   
   
   Once you have added the button to the tool bar, go ahead and press the Done button.
5. Go ahead and click the Advanced button. The busy icon will pop up for a minute, or so, and then you will be given a dialog box. Click on the Type pull down menu, and choose Windows from the selection.
   
   
   
   

   Under the option for URL enter the following:

   smb://servername/printername
   
   For users on the main campus, Corbin, the DVTC, Alcoa or Tennova North, the servername will be papercut.lmunet.edu. For users at the Duncan School of Law, the servername will be dsolserver.lmunet.edu. For users at Cedar Bluff, the servername will be cbserver.lmunet.edu. The printer names are listed below organized by server and campus. The name will either begin with 'MFP' (which indicates a multi-function device) or 'P' (which indicates a stand-alone printer.)
   
   For example - to map the printer in the DVTC-SA Student lounge, you would enter:
   smb://papercut.lmunet.edu/MFP221
   
   The student printers available for papercut.lmunet.edu are:
   
   Alcoa Campus:
   MFP004: Alcoa Computer Lab
   
   Corbin:
   MFP005CBN: Corbin Computer Lab
   
   DVTC:
   MFP221: DVTC-SA Student Lounge
   
   Main Harrogate Campus Printers:
   
   DCOM Building
   MFP204: 2nd floor student lounge color printer/copier/fax
   P065: 2nd floor student lounge printer
   P139: 4th floor student workroom
   
   Math and Science Building
   MFP189: MANS 425
   
   Business Education Building
   MFP054: BE 209
   
   Library
   MFP074: 1st Floor Hallway
   P012: 1st Floor Computer Lab
   MFP044: 2nd Floor Medical Library
   
   Student printers available for dsolserver.lmunet.edu are:
   
   Duncan School of Law
   MFP016DSOL: 1st Floor Library
   P027: 2nd Floor Outside the Study Rooms
   MFP015DSOL: 3rd Floor Student Work Area
   
   Student printers available for cbserver.lmunet.edu are:
   
   Cedar Bluff Campus
   MFP006CB: Room 187
   
   Under the option for Name, enter a description for the printer. This will usually be the print queue name.

6. Next, select the appropriate printer driver from the Print Using menu. For the majority of printers, the Generic Postscript Driver should be sufficient. Choose Duplex Printing Unit and then click OK.
   
   
   
7. The first time you print, you will be presented with a dialog box to enter your name and password. Be sure to enter your account name without the '@lmunet.edu', then enter the your account password (the same password you use to connect to MyLMU.) Be sure to select "Remember this password in my keychain" or you'll have to retype your password frequently.
   
   

Questions? Contact the IS Helpdesk.