Printing from Your Mac (10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard) Computer to a Library Printer

Scope: This guide explains how to use the UM Libraries' print system to print jobs sent from non-library computers running the Macintosh operating system 10.5 Leopard to library printers. This service allows students, faculty, and staff to send print jobs from anywhere on the campus network: laptops (wireless too), department/office computers, dorm room computers, etc.

Table of Contents

• Overview--First Time Users
• Download/Configure
• Print

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Overview -- First Time Users

After downloading the appropriate software (once only) and configuring your system, you send your print job to the Libraries' print system where it sits in a queue. Within 4 hours, you go to a library print station, swipe one of the cards mentioned below, identify and select your job from the queue, and print it out.

If this is your first time printing (or photocopying) in the Libraries, you'll need to have one of the following to retrieve your print job:

• A Terrapin Express Account on your UM ID card (Students, Faculty, Staff) OR
• A Photocopy Card (also called a Visitor's Card)

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DOWNLOAD/CONFIGURE

1. Download/install Mac OS X printer software if this is the first time you are printing from your computer to a library printer:

   libp4p.umd.edu/uniprint/macosx/LibrariesPrinters_OSX5.pkg.zip

2. If the Popup Installer doesn't automatically launch, locate the zipped version of the software in your Downloads folder. Double-click on LibrariesPrinters_OSX.pkg.zip to unzip it, and then on the yellow icon, LibrariesPrinters_OSX.pkg to launch the Popup Installer.

3. On "Install Popup" click Continue.

4. On “Important Information” click Continue.

5. On the disk icon underneath "Select a Destination," confirm the primary hard drive is selected and click Continue.

6. On "Standard Install on ‘hard drive name’ " click Install.

7. In the pop-up window, enter your administrator name and password. Press Return.

8. On “Installation completed successfully” click Close.

9. From the Apple drop-down menu located in the upper left corner of the screen, select System Preferences....

10. Click on the Print & Fax icon.

11. Click the + button.

12. If you do not see the Advanced option on the toolbar, hold down the Control key on the keyboard and click anywhere near the top of the toolbar that is not a button within the new box. On the popup menu that appears, select the bottom choice, Customize Toolbar....

13. Drag the Advanced icon to the toolbar and click Done to close the box.

14. Click on the Advanced button in the toolbar.

15. From the Type drop-down menu, select Pharos Print Server. NOTE: It may take up to two (2) minutes for the Type drop-down menu to appear.

16. In the URL field, enter: popup://libp4p.umd.edu/librariesbw.

17. In the Name field, enter LibrariesBW

18. Leave the Location blank.

19. From the Print Using drop-down menu, first select "Select a Driver to use..."

20. In the spyglass box, enter: Xerox WorkCentre 255.

21. From the resulting field search below the spyglass box, select the printer Xerox WorkCentre 255, and click on Add. NOTE: If this option does not appear, then choose Generic Postscript Driver from the Print Using drop-down menu.

22. Under Installable Options, accept all of the defaults. Click Continue.

23. When steps are completed you should see LibrariesBW as one of your printer options in the Print & Fax preference.

24. Click the + button again.

25. Click on the Advanced button in the toolbar.

26. From the Type drop-down menu, select Pharos Print Server.

27. In the URL field, enter: popup://libp4p.umd.edu/librariescolor

28. In the Name field, enter: LibrariesColor

29. Leave the Location blank.

30. From the Print Using drop-down menu, first select "Select a Driver to use..."

31. In the spyglass box, enter: Xerox WCP C2128.

32. From the resulting field search (below the spyglass box), select the printer Xerox WCP C2128. Click on Add. NOTE: If this option does not appear, then choose Generic Postscript Driver from the Print Using drop-down menu.

33. Under Installable Options, take all of the defaults and then click Continue.

34. Click Add. When steps are completed you should see LibrariesColor as one of your printer options in the Print & Fax preference.

35. Click the Show All button at the top left of System Preferences…

36. Click on Accounts icon.

37. Select your account. Click on the tab for Login Items.

38. Click on the + button.

39. Navigate to: /Library/Application Support/Pharos/Popup

40. Single-click on Popup. Then, click on the Add button.

41. Close System Preferences.

42. Logout of your account. Then, login again.

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PRINTING

1. Preview your print job (the page/s you want to send to the printer) . This is important, as the Libraries do not offer refunds on print jobs.

2. Select "Print" from your browser or other software to send print job(s) to the print queue. NOTE: You do not need to select a pickup location. You will be able to print out your job at any of the Libraries' print stations. For library locations, see map of Library Locations and Library Printers.

3. Select printer. Select either LibrariesBW or LibrariesColor.

4. Enter a name or title for your print job. Enter your name in the "Pharos Popup" window. Click "Continue". This will help you identify your print job (and distinguish it from those of other students) when you go to retrieve your print job from the print station.

5. Click Print. Do not type anything into the box that appears on this screen.

6. NOTE: You may send multiple print jobs to the queue prior to printing. Print jobs will remain in the print queue for 4 hours.

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