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How to Install a Network Printer

 

macOS:

NOTE: Refer to this post if you want to print to a Konica Minolta (admin/library) copier on macOS.

  1. Go to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners and click Setup Printers or the + button.1.png2.png3.png
  2. Click the IP tab.                                                                  4.png
  3. Enter the following information:
    • Protocol: AirPrint (if possible) or Line Printer Daemon - LPD
    • Address: ps... or use the IP address. A list of printers and their hostnames can be found here. (e.g. MLM-PRT-102B.mlml.calstate.edu)
    • Queue: leave blank
    • Name: Your printer name - ps...
    • Print using:
      • Your printer model 
        - or -
      • Select a driver to use... > Your printer model5.png
  4. Click the Add button.
  5. Click Continue

 

Windows:

NOTE: Refer to this post if you want to print to a Kyocera (admin/library) copier on Windows.

  1. Go to Printers & Scanners. You can find this by clicking the Start/Windows logo button and typing Printers & Scanners into the search bar.1.png
    • Click Add a printer.2.PNG
      • On Windows Vista/7 only: Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.
    • Click The printer I want isn't listed3.PNG
    • Select Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname and click Next.4.PNG
    • Enter the following information:
      • Device Type: TCP/IP Device
      • Hostname or IP address: ps... or use the IP address. A list of printers and their hostnames can be found here. (e.g. MLM-PRT-102B.mlml.calstate.edu)
      • Port Name: this will be auto-filled.
      • Un-check the Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use checkbox.5.PNG
    • You may be told that additional port information is required. Click Next.
    • Select Your printer model and click the Next button.                                7.png
      • If you can't find the printer model, click the Windows Update button. In a few minutes the available selection of printer models will be much larger.
      • If you still can’t find the printer model, you will have to browse your computer to find it manually:
        • Click Have Disk
        • Click the Browse button
        • Navigate to the folder you saved your driver in (if you chose the automatic destination, it should be in a folder with the printer manufacturer name, such as Xerox)
        • Click on the driver file and click open
        • Click OK
        • Now you should see the printer model. Select it and click Next.
      • If this manual process is unsuccessful, you may have installed your driver incorrectly. Be sure to restart your computer after install, as this is important to complete the process. Also try a manual install of the driver itself if the automatic install does not seem to work (follow the instructions above to do so).
    • If the installer detects that the driver is already installed, select Replace the current driver and click Next.8.PNG
    • Name the printer Your printer name and click Next.                                      9.PNG
    • If the option exists, select Do not share this printer and click Next.10.PNG
    • Rather than clicking the Print a test page button, complete the printer installation procedure and print a document you need as not to waste paper.
    • Click Finish.                                                                                                     11.png