Add a Network Printer

The following are instructions for adding a networked printer to systems running Windows XP and MAC OSX.

Pre-requisite Information:

• Is your computer standalone or in the Engineering or EGR domains
• The network printer's Print Queue name

If you need to assistance to determine the information needed for your network printer or to request that it be configured on the network, please contact support@egr.msu.edu

Windows XP

1. If your Windows XP Machine is not in the Engineering or EGR domain please click [here]. If your machine is administered by DECS and therefore in the engineering domain, you will need to contact support@egr.msu.edu to setup your print connection.
2. Click the Start button
3. Select the Printers and Faxes menu
4. Select Add a Printer
5. Click Next
6. Choose A Network Printer, or a Printer Attached to Another Computer
7. Click Next
8. Choose the second option button Connect to This Printer
9. Click Next
   
10. Enter the Print Queue name in the text box with the following format: \\print.egr.msu.edu\queuename
11. Note: When the login prompt appear's make sure you input egr\ before your username.  Example: egr\username.
12. Select Yes or No to decide whether or not this will be your default Printer
13. Click Finish
    

Troubleshooting

• If Windows XP did not automatically install the printer drivers, you need to manually install the printer drivers after Step 8 above. To do so you will need to select the printer model and manufacturer from the list. You may also select the Have Disk option to install the drivers from a CD, downloaded file, or otherwise.
  

Mac OSX

• WARNING! Samba printing on Mac OSX stores your password in plain-text on your machine. This means that it is possible for someone to acquire your password if they have access to your machine. As Mac OSX lpr printing is incompatible with lpr printing on the print server, samba printing is the only way to print documents at this time. This form of printing does allow you to print to the lab printers with correct print quota handling.

1. Open the System Preferences by going to the Apple Icon in the upper left hand corner, clicking it and then choosing "System Preferences..."
2. Click the "Print and Fax" icon under the "Hardware" section
3. Click the plus (+) symbol on the lower left hand side of the screen to add a printer
4. While holding down the option key, click the "More Printers..." button
5. Set the topmost dropdown menu from 'Appletalk' to "Advanced"
6. Set the device dropdown menu to "Windows Printer via Samba"
7. For device name, the name of the print queue is a good idea, but you can name it whatever you would like. Under Device URL, there is a smb:// already in place for you. The Formatting for the address is as follows: smb://username:password@egr/print/queuename
   1. username:password are your EGR username and password. This is stored in plain-text. Please be sure that you understand the risks associated with this in the above warning.
      
   2. queuename is the name of the printer. For example, the printer in EB1325 with the duplex feature enabled has a queue name of eb1325-duplex. The format to add this printer would be: smb://username:password@egr/print/eb1325-duplex
8. Click the Add button.