Printing OS X v. 10.5 Macintosh

Configuring a network printer in OS X v. 10.5

Configuring a network printer allows you to print to any printer in the Wellesley College network. These instructions are for computers running OS X v. 10.5.

Getting Started

• Find the printer queue name and model number. Usually this information is on the printer. If you cannot find the queue name, please contact the Faculty/Staff Computing Helpdesk (x3333) for assistance.

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Configuring your network printer for an OS X application

1. Go to the Apple menu and click on System Preferences.
2. Click on Print & Fax.
3. Click on the plus (+) sign to add a new printer.
4. In the new window that appears, click IP.
   
   
   
   
5. For Protocol, select HP Jetdirect - Socket.
6. For Address, type the queue name (e.g., plib3a). When you have finished typing the queuename, the message "Incomplete or invalid address" will disappear and may be replaced by "Complete and valid address."
7. Leave the Queue field blank.
8. For Print Using, select the printer manufacturer and model. If the printer's model is not listed, select Generic PostScript Printer.
9. Click Add.
10. Depending on the printer added, an Installable Options window may appear. If you have a duplex printer, check Duplex Unit. Leave all other fields unchanged and click Continue.
11. In the Print & Fax window, make sure the Default Printer is correct.
12. If you typically print to multiple printers, consider renaming each printer something less cryptic than the default queue name. To rename a printer, click on a printer in the printer list and click Options & Supplies... In the window that appears, change the name to be something more familiar. Click OK.
13. Quit System Preferences when you are done.

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How do I set up a default printer?

1. Go to the Apple menu and click on System Preferences.
2. Click on Print & Fax.
3. Change the Default Printer to your desired printer in the dropdown menu.
4. The chosen printer should now have Default listed under it in the printer list.
5. Quit System Preferences.

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How do I print duplex?

Setting up the duplex option for a printer:

1. Go to the Apple menu and click on System Preferences.
2. Click on Print & Fax.
3. Select your printer from the printer list and click Options & Supplies...
4. In the window that appears, click the Driver tab.
5. Check the Duplex Unit checkbox and click OK.

Printing a double-sided document one time:

1. Select File > Print to print a document.
2. In the dialog box that appears, click on the Copies & Pages menu and select Layout.
3. Under Two Sided Printing, check Long Edge Binding or Short Edge Binding.
4. When you are finished selecting your print settings click Print.

Setting duplex printing as a default:

1. Open an application such as Word and go to File > Print.
2. In the window, click on Copies & Pages and a drop-down list will appear. Select Layout.
3. Under Two Sided Printing, check Long Edge Binding or Short Edge Binding.
4. Click on the Presets pull-down menu and select Save As. In the window, type a name, such as duplex, to name the settings that you are saving.
5. Click OK.
6. From now on, the printer will print duplex until the setting is changed.

To print single-sided again, click on the Presets pull-down menu and select Standard.

To change it back to duplex, click on the Presets pull-down menu and select the name of the settings you saved, for example duplex.

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• Erin Foti
• Information Services
• Date Created: February 14, 2008
• Last Modified: April 27, 2009
• Page Expires: July 1, 2009