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Installing

Using PaperCut (Recommended) :

  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
      Cad Roomsmb://rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/CNF_Phillips_CAD_Color_LaserjetCNF Users & Staff
      Toggingsmb://rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/CNF_Duffield_Togging_Color_LaserjetCNF Users & Staff
      Visitor Officesmb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-gradofficeStaff & Users with Visitor Office Access
      Konicasmb://rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/CNF_Duffield_Color_CopierCNF Staff Only
      Office 250smb://rs-cnf-wp1.cnf.cornell.edu/CNF_Duffield_250_Color_LaserjetCNF Users during normal CNF office business hours (CNF Staff anytime)
      Office 262smb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-prnt262CNF 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>

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