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GoPrint (Mac) - Printing from Personal Computers

This document describes the process for printing to a GoPrint server from personal computers connected to UW-Madison's network.

• Mac OS 10.5 and above
• GoPrint - Printer Queue Names and Locations

Mac OS 10.5 and above

1. Click on the Apple menu and select System Preferences...

2. Click on the Print & Fax button located in the Hardware section of System Preferences.

3. Click on the Plus Sign right under the list of printers to add a new printer.

4. Right Click or Ctrl-Click on the toolbar showing types of printers to add. Select Customize Toolbar...

   

5. Drag the Advanced from the set of possible buttons to the toolbar you right clicked on previously.

   

6. Select Advanced. It may take a bit for the fields to become editable.

7. Configure the printer as follows:

   • Type: Windows
   • Device: Another Device
   • URL: smb://SERVER_NAME/QUEUE_NAME
   • Print Using: Generic PostScript Printer

   See GoPrint - Printer Queue Names and Locations to determine what server and queue you want to connect to. The first example is connecting to the Black and White queue at the CALS InfoLab on the goprint.doit.wisc.edu server. The second is connecting to the EARTREF_HP4200N printer on the libgoprint.library.wisc.edu server

   Enter a name so you can identify this printer in the future in the Name field. This is what the printer will be displayed as on your computer.

   

   

8. Your computer is now configured to print to GoPrint. If you did not set the printer as the default, make sure that you choose the GoPrint printer when you print from an Application.

9. When you print you will be prompted for a username and password. This is NOT your NetID password. Connect as a registered user and use the credentials listed for the server you're connecting to at the end of this document (see GoPrint - Printer Queue Names and Locations).