Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.8 Printing

If you have Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.8 and wish to print to HP LaserJet printers in the Computing Labs on campus, please follow the directions below.

• Getting Started
• Adding a printer to your computer
• Setting up a default printer
• Setting up the duplex option for a printer

Getting Started

Before adding a new networked printer, find out the queue name (hostname) of the printer.  The manufacturer and model number can also be helpful in case the driver auto-detect doesn't work.

• The queue name is a set of six numbers and letters, starting with the letter P, then the first three letters of your building name, then the floor, and finally a letter (ex: PLIB8Z for a printer on the 8th floor of the Library).
• If you cannot find the queue name, please contact the Computing Help Desk for assistance.
   

Adding a printer to your computer

1. Go to the Apple menu and click System Preferences.
2. Click on Print & Scan (Print & Fax on 10.5).
3. Click on the plus (+) sign to add a new printer.
4. In the new window that appears, click IP.
   
   
    
5. For Protocol, select Line Printer Daemon - LPD.
6. For Address, type the queue name plus .wellesley.edu (e.g. plib8z.wellesley.edu).
   • When you have finished typing the queuename,  "Valid and completeaddress." will appear below the text box.
7. Leave the Queue field blank.
   1. For Print Using, select Auto Select, and it should choose the correct printer driver.
      • If it chooses Generic PostScript Printer, this is fine, but it may not have all the printer options.
8. Click Add.
9. 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 .
10. In the Print & Fax window, make sure the Default Printer is correct.
11. 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 .
12. Quit System Preferences when you are done.
     

Setting up a default printer

1. Go to the Apple menu and click on System Preferences .
2. Click on Print & Scan.
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.
    

Setting up the duplex option for a printer

First, check to make sure the printer driver has the duplex unit enabled:

1. Go to the Apple menu and click on System Preferences.
2. Click on Print & Scan.
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.
    

Next, set duplex printing as the default option:

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 .
5. Open an application such as Word and go to File > Print .
6. In the window, click on Copies & Pages and a drop-down list will appear. Select Layout .
7. Under Two Sided Printing, check Long Edge Binding or Short Edge Binding .
8. 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.
9. Click OK .