{"id":1017,"date":"2020-01-28T17:23:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T22:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/?page_id=1017"},"modified":"2025-02-20T15:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:48:10","slug":"add-printer-to-macos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/services\/printers\/add-printer-to-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Printer to macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 id=\"deptPrinters\"><\/h6>\n<p>This page includes instructions for adding printers to computers running the macOS operating system. There are two main methods for adding printers, via the eng-printers server, or directly. Printer information is listed by dept:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/services\/printers\/bme-printers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BME Printers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/services\/printers\/ece-printers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ECE Printers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/services\/printers\/me-printers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ME Printers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/services\/printers\/photonics-center-printers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photonics Center Printers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/services\/printers\/ingalls-printers\/\">Ingalls Printers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"UseLPDorSMBtoconnecttotheEngineeringPrintServer\"><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container  bu_collapsible_open\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Add Printer via eng-printers<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" ><\/span><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Open System Preferences by clicking on the Apple Icon, and select\u00a0<strong>System Preferences.<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/OpenSystemPreferences.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"254\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1048 \" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"line862\">In System Preferences, select <strong>Printers &amp; Scanners.<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/SystemPreferencesWindow-1-636x463.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"328\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1050 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/SystemPreferencesWindow-1-636x463.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/SystemPreferencesWindow-1-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/SystemPreferencesWindow-1-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/SystemPreferencesWindow-1.png 1338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/strong><span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-32\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"line862\">Click the <strong>[+]<\/strong> below the printer list, then<strong> Add Printer or Scanner&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/PrintersScanners_plus-636x416.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"295\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1051 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/PrintersScanners_plus-636x416.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/PrintersScanners_plus-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/PrintersScanners_plus-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/PrintersScanners_plus.png 1338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/strong><span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-33\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the popup Add printer window:\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the IP option<\/li>\n<li>In &#8216;Address:&#8217; enter\u00a0<strong>eng-printers.bu.edu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In &#8216;Protocol:&#8217; select <strong>Line Printer Daemon &#8211; LPD<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In &#8216;Queue:&#8217; enter the <strong>Queue Name (<a href=\"#deptPrinters\">listed by department<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In &#8216;Use:&#8217; select print driver and features to match the hardware. Mac OS comes with many drivers, but you&#8217;ll likely need to download the specific driver for your printer. If so you should also consult their instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/IPsettings-636x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"402\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/IPsettings-636x550.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/IPsettings-768x664.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/IPsettings-1024x885.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/engit\/files\/2020\/01\/IPsettings.png 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Add Printer Directly<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"line862\">In System Preferences, select &#8220;Print &amp; Scan&#8221; or &#8220;Print &amp; Fax&#8221; in older versions of Mac OS. <span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-32\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"line862\">Click the <strong>[+]<\/strong> to the printer. <span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-33\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the popup &#8216;Add Printer&#8217; box:\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the IP option<\/li>\n<li>Select the Protocol you want to use. LPD will print without needing authentication, while SMB connections will prompt for username\/password for the AD domain.<\/li>\n<li>In &#8216;Address:&#8217; enter the IP address of the Printer\u00a0(<a href=\"#deptPrinters\">listed by department<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Leave &#8216;Queue&#8217; blank<\/li>\n<li>In &#8216;Print Using:&#8217; select print driver and features to match the hardware. Mac OS comes with many drivers, but you&#8217;ll likely need to download the specific driver for your printer. If so you should also consult their instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"AlternativeDirections\"><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Additional Method<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>lpd:\/\/eng-printers\/sharename <span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-46\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>smb:\/\/ad\/eng-printers\/sharename <span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-47\"><\/span><span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-48\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"gap\">Detailed instructions for SMB printing with per-version steps: <span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-49\"><\/span><span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-50\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"gap\">\n<p class=\"line891\"><a class=\"http\" href=\"http:\/\/computing.physics.harvard.edu\/macosx_samba_print\">http:\/\/computing.physics.harvard.edu\/macosx_samba_print<\/a> <span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-51\"><\/span><span class=\"anchor\" id=\"line-52\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"gap\">\n<p class=\"line862\">Note the bit about adding the &#8220;Advanced&#8221; button on the toolbar! Also, even though ad is specified in the URL, be sure to use ad\\username when the authentication window opens up. For an alternative method, the web interface should also be running on <a class=\"http\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost:631\">http:\/\/localhost:631<\/a> just as it is for Linux computers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page includes instructions for adding printers to computers running the macOS operating system. There are two main methods for adding printers, via the eng-printers server, or directly. 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