Printing to NDLS printers OS X

Please consider the environment and cost factors before printing these instructions.

Follow the instructions below to print from your laptop to the Pharos Release Stations located in rooms 2146 and 2173 of Eck Hall of Law. After the instructions are complete, you will be able to print from your laptop using either a wireless or wired network connection on campus. NOTE: Print jobs are purged from the system after they have been printed, or 24 hours after being sent to the Pharos Release Station.

Adding Law School Printers:

1. In order to print from Mac OSX to the Law School printers, the short username on your computer MUST be the same as your NetID. To see if this is the case, go to Apple > System Preferences > Accounts.
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WARNING – DO NOT CHANGE SHORT NAME IF YOU HAVE FILEVAULT ENABLED

OS 10.5.x (Leopard):

a. If the padlock in the lower left corner of the screen is closed, you will need to click on it and enter your OS password to proceed. Once it is unlocked, hold down the control key, click on your account and choose Advanced Options….
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b. Your Short Name is displayed in its own field. If it is not the same as your NetID, change it to match and click OK.
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c. Log Out and log back into your computer before proceeding.

OS 10.4.x (Tiger), click on your account. Your short name is displayed below your primary username.

Merely changing the short name from within this dialog will not change the way your Mac presents itself to the Law School printers. Making the appropriate change requires the use of a special utility.

If you are running Tiger on your Mac and your short name needs changing, take your computer to Eric McCartney in room 2140 Eck Hall of Law for assistance. 

2. Setup the printer

a. Go to Apple > System Preferences > Print & Fax.
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b. If the padlock in the lower left corner of the screen is in the locked position, you will need to click on it and enter your OS password to proceed. Once it is unlocked, click the plus sign (+) toward the lower left of the utility to add a new printer.
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c. Select the IP option, choose or enter the following options:
Protocol: Line Printer Daemon – LPD
Address: pharoscampus.cc.nd.edu
Queue: law205
Name: Law School
Location: leave blank
Print Using: Select a driver to use…. Scroll through the list of printers until you locate and select HP Laserjet 4350.
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d. Click Add.

e. Select Duplex Unit in the Installable Options screen and click Continue.
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f. The printer should now be listed in your available printers.