MacOS Printing
Printing Instructions For Mac OS 10.10 or higher
All users who wish to print must be on the CSAILPrivate wireless network or wired CSAIL Ethernet.
Setup
The list below will show the available printers and their respective model numbers (for driver download)
- Locate your printer on the list below and note its model number
- Go to http://www.support.xerox.com
- Enter the model number of your printer in the search box and exclude the “Xerox” prefix
- Select “Drivers & Downloads” and proceed to download the printer driver for Mac OS
- Open the “.dmg” file downloaded and load put “.pkg” file to setup
- Continue with the setup until you are prompted to setup a printer… go ahead and click continue without setting anything up, and the installation should finish
- After the printer drivers are downloaded onto your Mac, the next set of instructions will tell how to install your printer
Location | Printer Queue Name | Model |
---|---|---|
207 | xerox2 | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
245 | trp (the-real-paper) | Xerox Phaser 6500 DN |
307 | xerox3 | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
347 | xeroxhq | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
near 399 | bean | Xerox Phaser 6510DN |
D408 | twd (the-weekly-dig) | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
D529 | stacco | Xerox Phaser 6500 |
D475 | ham | Xerox Phaser 6500 |
G475 | celery | Xerox ColorQube 8570 |
G475 | betty | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
G550 | xerox5 | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
G615 | ng (national-geographic) | Xerox Phaser 6500 |
G675 | xerox6 | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
G726 | xerox7 | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
G824 | xerox8 | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
G875 | serenity | Xerox Phaser 6510 |
G950 | xerox9 | Xerox Workcentre 7970 |
Installing the Printer
- Click Spotlight (Magnifying Glass Top Right) and Type “Printers”
- Click Printers & Scanners. (Note: If the lock in the lower left is closed, click to edit)
- Click “+” to add a printer, then click “IP” tab, enter the following
in the fields:
Address:
[printername].csail.mit.edu
For example: xerox2.csail.mit.edu
Protocol:"Internet Printing Protocol - IPP"
Queue: leave blank
Name: Should autocomplete. If not, use printer name
Location: [not needed, can leave blank]
Use: If the driver has been installed, the driver should be automatically selected. If not, select the matching printer model, then click Add/Close.
Configuring the Xerox 7970
If a printer is Xerox 7970 WorkCentre:
- Click Spotlight (Magnifying Glass Top Right) and Type “Printers”
- Click Printers & Scanners
- Click on the 7970 Printer and then click “Options & Supplies”:
- Click Options tab and configure the following fields:
Paper Trays: 6 Trays (High Capacity Feeder and Tandem Trays)
Finisher: “BR Finisher”
Hole Punch Module: “2 and 3 Hole Punch Unit”
- The printer is now installed. Your default printer may have been changed - check those settings before closing the Print & Scanners preference menu.