Print to HP Printer @ University

[cookieme]

Hi

I am having a problem trying to setup my computer, so that instead of having to logon to one of the university's PCs to print, I want to do it straight from my mac when I am connected to the univeristy network.

I login on my mac using my own username and password (i.e. personal) and then I connect wirelessly to the university network using 802.1X WiFi. Obviously, my username and password are the ones given by the university. Ok, I can pretty much access my storage space and do anything else online.

Now, I have downloaded the HP Leopard Drivers and setup the HP printer on my computer as indicated by the IT dep. I connect to the HP ColorLaserjet 9500 MFP using LPD. The printer is added and it finds it. Nonetheless, when I try to print anything, the printer queue shows up and then says it has printed. When I go the printer and swipe my ID card, the document is not there.

I think the problem has to do with the printer server not knowing who the document belongs to. I have tried searching for a place to enter my username and password, but cannot find such as place. I guess the problem would be solved if I created another user account on my mac with the same login details as those on the uni network, but there must be another way.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Eraserhead]

Can you post a link to the instructions?

 

[cookieme]

Can you post a link to the instructions?

Downloading the HP Driver
You need a copy of the "HP LaserJet Mac OS X Universal Binary Generic Print Driver Installer" which can be downloaded from here.

Download the driver and double-click on it to install it.

Configuring you your Mac
Log into the Mac as the Administrator
Select SYSTEM PREFERENCES from the APPLE menu Select the PRINT & FAX icon Click on the PRINTING Set DEFAULT PAPER SIZE to A4
Click on + (at lower left)
The PRINTER BROWSER screen appears
Click on the IP PRINTER icon
Set PROTOCOL to LPD
Set ADDRESS to "........"
Set QUEUE to "ICTprintservice mono" or "ICTprintservice colour"
Set NAME to "ICTprintservice mono" or "ICTprintservice colour"
Set PRINT USING to HP COLOR LASERJET 9500 MFP
Click on ADD

Printing from the Mac
Log out of Mac
Log back into Mac using your College username and password
Select your document
Select PRINT from the FILE menu

The printing pallet will appear. There are three pull-down: the top two labeled PRINTER and PRESETS; and the third unlabeled.
Set PRINTER to ........

Now look at the unlabeled pull-down menu. This menu contains features, such as stapling, which may, or may not, exist on your target printer. You will need to investigate your chosen printer before changing anything here.

Finally, click on PRINT

Btw I didn't download the HP driver they suggested because it's old, so I download the Leopard one here.

Hope it helps!

 

[MisterMe]

Btw I didn't download the HP driver they suggested because it's old, so I download the Leopard one here.

Hope it helps!

There is a reason that your university's Mac instructions are so much simpler than its Windows instructions. You are probably making this too complicated. Recent HP printers support Bonjour. If you have the Leopard driver installed, then select the Printers: popup menu in the File>Print dialog box. Scroll down to Bonjour printers and see if your printer is one of the choices. If it is, then use it.

 

[cookieme]

There is a reason that your university's Mac instructions are so much simpler than its Windows instructions. You are probably making this too complicated. Recent HP printers support Bonjour. If you have the Leopard driver installed, then select the Printers: popup menu in the File>Print dialog box. Scroll down to Bonjour printers and see if your printer is one of the choices. If it is, then use it.

MisterMe thanks for you reply, but not helpful at all. I am well aware that it is easier to setup on a mac, but you have failed to see that the problem is not related to setting up the printer. The problem has to do with printing using my university credentials, i.e. username and password. As it says in the instructions,

Printing from the Mac
Log out of Mac
Log back into Mac using your College username and password
Select your document
Select PRINT from the FILE menu

I would have to have a user account on my mac which uses my college's username and password. It is inconvenient to have to create a new user for the sole purpose of printing, so I was asking if there was another way of doing it.

I mean it is analogous to having to create a new user account for the sole purpose of accessing the wireless network at my university. I simply create a new network in my network settings using my colleges login/pass. Hence, it must be possible to do the same for printing!

 

[johnydn]

Try this:

From the add printer window
Hold the control key and click next to the spotlight, click customize toolbar, add the "Advanced" button. Hit Done, click on the advanced button.

Under type, choose Windows.

Device: Another Device

for the url:

smb://username: password@domain/printersharename (no space between : and p) it made a silly face

for name: and location: that can be anything you want.

and then choose the printer model.

 

[areusche]

If your school uses Novell try going to this address:

print-server/ipp

in a web browser.

 

[CACNEd]

Wireless printing Bonjour with SL

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In hope