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Macintosh OS X

Connecting to a Network Printer

If you work in a network environment, you will want to connect to one or more printers.
NOTE: These instructions assume that you know the IP Address of the printer you wish to add.

1. On the desktop, double click the hard drive icon

2. Double click APPLICATIONS

3. Within the Applications folder, double click UTILITIES

4. Within the Utilities folder, double click PRINTER SETUP UTILITY
   The Printer List dialog box appears.

5. Click ADD
   The options portion of the dialog box appears.
   

6. From the first pull-down list, select IP Printing
   The dialog box refreshes with options pertaining to IP Printing.

7. From the Printer Type pull-down list, select LPD/LPR

8. In the Printer Address text box, type the IP address for the desired printer
   NOTES:
   You must know the address of your network printer.
   On-campus printers will be labeled with their IP address.

9. From the Printer Model pull-down list, select your printer's model
   NOTES:
   The model for most on-campus printers will be HP.
   The dialog box refreshes to show model names.
   

10. From the Model Name scroll box, select your printer's model name

11. Click ADD
    Your printer now appears in the Printer List dialog box and is ready to use.