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USE AT YOUR OWN RISK We strongly recommend using web based printing (instructions above) for printing from a non-RIT computer. Using personal computers can result in your system being blocked by the security protection should your credentials be forgotten. This is a common occurrence with non-RIT computers and is why we strongly recommend not using these instructions. |
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Adding Network Printer to Windows
If you would like to add a printer to your personal computer, you will need to first authenticate to the print server. Windows users can do this by clicking on their Start Menu and typing \\svscbprint01.main.ad.rit.edu and pressing enter. When prompted for your username and password, be sure to use your RIT Computer Account username and password. You must also place MAIN\ in front of your username. Once you see the list of printers, right-click on the one you want and select Connect. You will not be able to connect to printers you do not have access to.
Adding Network Printers to a Mac
Some of our faculty have non-domain attached Macs that they would like to print from. This was previously an issue on how to handle, but it is now easy to do! Follow the directions below:
- Select the Advanced Tab on the Printer Setup window.
- If there is no Advanced tab, you can add it by doing "Ctrl-Click" on the "Default" icon in the window.
- Select "Customize Toolbar." Another window will pop-up where you can drag the Advanced icon up onto the toolbar of the original Printer Setup window.
- Once you're in the Advanced tab, select "Windows via SpoolSS" as the type. Device type can remain as "Another Device."
- In the URL field, make sure it reads "smb://svscbprint01.main.ad.rit.edu/"PRINTERNAME"
- The PRINTERNAME field should be changed to the printers name on the server
ie. 2nd Floor - BW, Dean's Reception - BW
Warning IF THERE ARE SPACES IN THE PRINTER NAME, THEY MUST BE REPLACED WITH "%20" SINCE MACS CANNOT PROCESS SPACES.
- For the Driver Field, select "Search for Driver" and find the driver for the printer you are adding (Most Xerox Machines should have their driver built into OS X)
- If Drivers are not built in, the Xerox Driver package can be downloaded from Xerox.com. It contains all the drivers for all Xerox machines.
- Click the Add button.
- Configure any relevant options in the popup window
- Click the check-box with "Duplexer" next to it. This will allow two-sided printing.
- Click Continue.
- Print a test page. It will cause a dialog box to appear asking for a username and password.
- Have the user enter their RIT Account password preceded by the domain name(main\username) and password.
- Check the box to remember their password in their keychain.
- Make sure the test print job does go through and you should be all set.