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Search in your working area or nearby office for a shared network printer. If the printer is not shared. Jul 12, 2017.
To install a network printer on Mac OSX:
This process is not for the Student Xerox printers located in ZSR Library and other buildings on campus. The Student printers can be installed from zsr.wfu.edu/print. Please note that you cannot connect to Xerox printers while connected to WFUguest, WFUmydevices, or eduroam wireless networks.
Download the Xerox Printer Driver
Due to the many Mac models and operating systems on campus, it is best to download the latest printer drivers from Xerox site. Check which operating system your Mac is running before you begin.
- Navigate to support.xerox.com
- Type the model of your printer in the search field (e.g. AltaLink C8055) and complete your search
- Select your printer model from the search results
- Select 'Drivers and Downloads' tab and choose a driver
- Under 'Associated Product,' select 'Built-in Controller'
- Click the 'Operating System' tab and choose your Mac's operating system
- Select the most recent 'macOS Common Print Driver Installer' to download
Install the Xerox Printer Driver (Mojave and earlier)
- Double-click the downloaded Xerox Print Driver.dmg and then launch the Xerox Print Driver.pkg
- Click Continue to move through the installation wizard
- Click through the prompts to 'Agree' to the terms and 'Install'
- When prompted, enter your computer's password
- Click The single-printer icon (right). Type in the IP address of the desired Xerox printer. Click 'Continue'
- To locate the IP address of the appropriate printer, please visit the Lookup Printer IP Address on Mac OS X article
- If you are prompted, pick the correct printer model type (you can find them directly on the printer)
- Click 'Close'
- Open System Preferences (either on your Dock or from the Apple Menu).
- Click Printers & Scanners.
- The Xerox printer should now be listed as an available printer.
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- If the Xerox printer you are adding requires an Accounting Code/Printer Code, please follow these instructions: Setup Xerox Printer Accounting on Mac OS X
Install the Xerox Printer Driver (Catalina and later)
- Double-click the downloaded Xerox Print Driver.dmg and then launch the Xerox Print Driver.pkg
- Click Continue to move through the installation wizard
- Click through the prompts to 'Agree' to the terms and 'Install'
- When prompted, enter your computer's password
- After installing the printer driver the Printers and Scanners window should open where you can add the Xerox printer.
- If you need to open the Printer and Scanners window later, you can locate it by going to System Preferences then Printers and Scanners
How To Search For A Network Printer On Mac
Add the printer by either printer name or by the IP address:
- Click the ‘+’ to add your printer and select the ‘IP’ tab
- In the ‘Address’ field enter the printer-name-xrx.printer.wfu.edu (example: cars-306-xrx.printer.wfu.edu)
- You can also add the printer’s IP address in the ‘Address’ field. To locate the IP address of the appropriate printer, please visit the Lookup Printer IP Address on Mac OS X article
- Ensure the ‘Protocol’ field is set to ‘Line Printer Daemon - LPD’
- The ‘Use’ field should auto populate the correct printer type. The computer will search for the appropriate driver to use, which may take a few seconds to populate.
- If the ‘Use’ field populates with Generic PostScript Printer, double check the spelling of the printer name in the ‘Address’ field, remove and re-add some characters from the ‘Address’ field to restart the search. If the correct printer still does not populate the ‘Use’ field, manually select the correct printer in the ‘Use’ field.
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Add A Printer On Mac
- Select System Preferences from the apple menu.
- Click on the Print & Fax icon in the System Preferences window.
- In the Print & Fax window, click the plus sign icon.
- Click on the IP button in the pop-up window.
- From the Protocol drop-down menu, select Internet Printing Protocol – IPP.
- Type in the printer’s IP address in the Address field. (If you don’t know your printer’s IP address, contact your system administrator for assistance.) The message Valid and complete address will appear if you typed in the address correctly. The address will also be filled in automatically in the Name field.
- Type a descriptive name for the printer in the Name and Location fields if you want. Even though, by default, the IP address is filled in, you can change this to any name you want (i.e., printer location, printer model).
- Select the option Select a driver to use from the Print Using drop-down list to search the available network printers for the printer you want to add.
- A list of printers is displayed. You can either scroll or enter your printer name in the search field above the list to locate the printer you want to add.
- Once you’ve located the printer, choose that printer by clicking on its listing so that it is highlighted, and then click on the Add button.
- Another window may be displayed listing additional options on your printer that it has detected. To make sure these options are included so you can take full advantage of them, select those options by clicking on the check box next to them and clicking the Continue button.
- You’ll be returned to the Print & Fax window, and your printer will be listed in the Printers list.
- If the printer you just added is listed as your default printer, you can change the default printer by selecting a different printer from the Default Printer drop-down list.