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Installing

Installing

Using PaperCut :

1. Install Net-Print software for Mac (IT@Cornell web page)
   1. When the installer finishes, a text file will open.  You can safely ignore the information in this text file and move on to step 2 below.
2. Add Macintosh Print Queues for Net-Print (IT@Cornell web page)
   1. In step 3, for Department, choose RS-CNF .
   2. In step 4, all CNF printers begin with "cnf".
      1. You will see multiple "Find-Me" print queues listed at the top and the specific CNF printers listed at the bottom of the departmental list of printers.

Not Using PaperCut :

1. System Preferences
   
   1. Printers & Scanners
   2. Click the "plus" under the list of Printers to add a printer
   3. Right click the top portion of the "Add" window and choose "Customize Toolbar"
   4. Drag "Advanced" from the dropdown window into the toolbar area (where you right-clicked) of the "Add" window
   5. Click "Done"
   6. Now click "Advanced" in your toolbar.
   7. The window will spin for a moment searching for printers.
   8. For "Type" choose "Windows printer via spoolss"
   9. For "Device" choose "Another device"

   10. For URL, use the UNIX URIs below:

       Printer Name	UNIX SMB URI	Accessible by

       Printer Name

       UNIX SMB URI

       Accessible by

       Cad Room

       smb://

       win2.net-print

       rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/

       cnf-cad-1c

       CNF_Phillips_CAD_Color_Laserjet	CNF Users & Staff
       Togging	smb://

       win2.net-print

       rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/

       cnf-togging-2c

       CNF_Duffield_Togging_Color_Laserjet	CNF Users & Staff
       Visitor Office	smb://

       win2.net-print

       rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/

       cnf-gradoffice

       CNF_Duffield_Grad_Ofc_Color_Laserjet	Staff & Users with Visitor Office Access
       Konica	smb://

       win2.net-print

       rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/

       cnf-konica-color

       CNF_Duffield_Copier_Color

       CNF Staff Only

       LJ4700

       Office 250

       smb://

       win2.net-print

       rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/

       cnf-prnt250lj

       CNF_Duffield_250_Color_Laserjet	CNF Users during normal CNF office business hours (CNF Staff anytime)
       Office 262	smb://

       win2.net-print

       rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/

       cnf-prnt262

       CNF_Duffield_262_Color_Laserjet

       CNF Staff Only

       
       

   11. Type in a "Name" that makes more sense than one is auto filled
   12. In the "Use" window, choose "Select Software"
       1. If the printer model does not appear in the "Printer Software" window
          1. click "Cancel"
          2. Download and install the driver from the printer manufacturer website
          3. Now re-try "Select Software"
          4. If the printer model still does not appear, cancel the setup and start over.
   13. Click "Add"
   14. Select any options included in the Printer
   15. Click "OK"
2. The printer is successfully added.

Printing

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If prompted for your username when printing, format your NetID/GuestID as follows: cornell\<GuestID> OR cornell\<NetID>

• That's the lowercase word "cornell" followed by a backslash followed by your NetID or GuestID.
• You may not be promted until you first open the print queue and click the 'Refresh' button

"Hold for Authentication" Printing Problem

If your job is not printing and the print queue is showing a status of "Hold for Authentication",

1. Click the 'refresh button' on the right end of the print job (in the graphic below, you see a print job called 'test', then the 'X' cancel button, then the refresh button)
2. You will then be prompted for your CNF username and password.

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Incorrectly Saved Username and Password in Keychain

1. Open the "Keychain Access" program in Applications - Utilities
2. In the top left pane, select the "Login" keychain (this should be the default)
3. In the bottom left pane, select "All Items" or "Passwords"
4. In the search box on the top right, search for the name of the printer (eg cnf-prnt250lj)
5. Right click or Control-click the item and choose "Delete"
6. Delete your print job from the print queue
7. Try printing again. You will be re-prompted for your username and password.