In IUB campus housing, using Mac OS X, how do I connect to my RTC's network printer?
Note: At Indiana University Bloomington, printing to a Residential Technology Center (RTC) printer counts against your Student Technology Center (STC) printing allotment. However, IUB campus housing residents receive an extra 100-page allotment per semester. This additional allotment is usually added mid-semester. For more, see About STC printing allotments at IUB.
Note: The following instructions assume you have administrative rights to your computer.
These instructions are for manually configuring your Mac OS X computer to print to the printer in your Residential Technology Center (RTC). However, at Indiana University Bloomington, UITS provides a printer utility for Mac OS X version 10.4 or later to automatically install IUB Student Technology Center (STC) and RTC printers. For more, see How do I obtain and use the IU printer finder utility?
Note: The IU Printer Finder is installed as a part of Get Connected; see At IU, what is Get Connected, and how do I use it?
First, be sure that the short name for your OS X account on your computer is identical to your IU Network ID username. To check the short name and make changes if necessary, see the first bulleted item in At IUB or IUPUI, using Mac OS X, how do I print from my personal computer to an RTC or STC printer?
Then, log into the appropriate OS X account (i.e., the one with your Network ID username as the account short name), and follow the steps below to configure your computer to use your RTC's printer:
Mac OS X 10.6 and later
Use the Printer Finder to connect in Mac OS X 10.6 and later:
- If you connected using Get Connected in fall 2010 or later, the IU
Printer Finder will be under
Macintosh HD, and thenApplications. If the printer finder is not installed, you can download it from IUware.
Note: If you have an older version of the Printer Finder installed, UITS recommends downloading the latest release from IUware.
- After opening the IU Printer Finder, select the correct printer
and click
Add Printer. The printer will now appear in all Mac OS X print dialogs.
Mac OS X 10.5
- From the Apple menu, choose
System Preferences.... In System Preferences, from theViewmenu, selectPrint & Fax.
- Click
+(the plus sign) to add a new printer, and in the window that opens, click theIPicon.
- Next to "Protocol:", select
Line Printer Daemon - LPD, which should be the default. Find your RTC's network queue name, server name, and model from At IUB, what are the STC and RTC network printer paths and models? Note that these will differ for different RTCs. In the "Address:" field, enter the following: bl-uits-pa18.ads.iu.eduIn the "Queue:" field, enter the queue that corresponds to the printing group type you wish to use (e.g., for black-and-white printing in all STCs, enter
stcprt). - Give the printer a descriptive name and location in the
appropriate fields. In the pull-down list beside "Print Using:",
select
Select a driver to use..., and then select the printer model appropriate for the printing group you selected:
- For
stcprtandrtcprt, selectHP LaserJet 4350. - For
stc_tabloid, selectHP LaserJet 8100. - For
stc_business_color, selectHP Color LaserJet 4700dn. - For
stc_color_hp5550, selectHP Color LaserJet 5550dtn.
- For
- Click
Add. An "Installable Options" menu will appear. You may make adjustments here, such as enabling the option to print duplex (double-sided), and then clickContinue.
- When it's installed, your RTC printer should appear in the
Print & Faxwindow. To select a default printer, if you have more than one installed (e.g., you also have a personal printer in your room), choose the printer from the list in the menu next to "Default Printer:".
Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.3
- From the
Utilitiesfolder in theApplicationsfolder, open Print Center or Printer Setup Utility.
- If you don't have any printers set up, click
Add...when you see it. Otherwise, from thePrintersmenu, selectAdd Printer....
- From the pull-down menu at the top of the sheet that appears,
select
IP PrintingorLPR Printers using IP. Find your RTC's network queue name, server name, and model from At IUB, what are the STC and RTC network printer paths and models? Note that these will differ for different RTCs. In the "Printer Address:", "Printer's Address:", or "LPR Printer's Address:" field, enter the following: bl-uits-pa18.ads.iu.eduIf you see a checkbox called
Use Default Queue on Server, make sure it is not checked. - In the "Queue Name:" field, enter the queue that corresponds to
the printing group type you wish to use (e.g., for black-and-white
printing in all STCs, enter
stcprt).
- In the pull-down list beside "Printer Model:", select the printer
model appropriate for the printing group you selected:
- For
stcprtandrtcprt, selectHP LaserJet 4350. - For
stc_tabloid, selectHP LaserJet 8100. - For
stc_business_color, selectHP Color LaserJet 4700dn. - For
stc_color_hp5550, selectHP Color LaserJet 5550dtn.
- For
- Click
Addto install the printer. When it's installed, you should see aPrinter Listwindow that lists your RTC's printer. To select a default printer, if you have more than one installed (e.g., you also have a personal printer in your room), select the printer in the list, and then chooseMake Defaultfrom thePrintersmenu.
You're now ready to print from your RTC's network printer. Before you send your first document, print a one-page test document (e.g., your name typed several times).
Last modified on November 15, 2011.







