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Setup remote printing on personal laptop (Mac)?

August 25, 2016September 12, 2019 systems

NOTE: you must be logged in to eduroam using your eecs credentials for remote/wireless printing

Detailed method (for Mac OS version 10.5 or later):

1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu
2. Choose Printers & Scanners from the View menu
3. Click the + button to add a printer
4. Press the Control key while clicking the Default icon (or any other icon on the toolbar), then choose Customize Toolbar from the contextual menu that appears
5. Drag the Advanced (gear) icon to the toolbar
6. Click Done
7. Click the Advanced icon that was added to the toolbar
8. Choose Windows printer via spoolss from the Type pop-up menu
9. In the URL field, type the computer name and the printer name in the format: smb://computername/printername. E.g., smb://laptopprint.student.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/eecslabblack (for students) [or] smb://laptopprint.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/eecsstaff (for staff).
10. In the Name field, type the name you would like to use for this printer in Mac OS X
11. Choose the appropriate PPD or printer driver from the Use pop-up menu
12. Click Add
13. Once the printer has been added successfully, you might have to enter your eecs username and password if prompted when trying to print in the following format:

For Students
Username: STUDENT\your_eecs_username
Password: your_eecs_password

For Staff/Phd
Username: your_eecs_username
Password: your_eecs_password

Simple method:

1. Select Print from the File menu
2. Select Nearby Printers from the Printer Menu
3. Choose the printer you want to. E.g., eduroam-eecslabblack (for students) or eduroam-eecsstaff (for staff/PhD)
4. A prompt will appear to confirm printer setup. Click OK
5. Once the setup is successful, you’ll be able to print using the chosen printer on eduroam

[Tip] Choose to remember your eecs credentials in your keychain to skip having to enter them everytime you try to print.

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