Printing from Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) and Leopard (10.5)

To add a new printer:

Open System Preferences, and click Print & Fax under the "Hardware" listing. (See Figure 1.)
Click the plus sign (+) under the printer list to create a new printer. (See Figure 2.)
In the Add Printer window, right-click the toolbar and select Customize Toolbar.... (See Figure 3.)
Drag Advanced from the available options to the Add Printer toolbar, then click Done. (See Figure 4.)
The system will search for a minute, then present options. (See Figure 5.)
- In the Type field, type Windows; in the Device field, type Another Device.
- In the URL field, users with 32-bit Leopard/Snow Leopard should enter smb://pmanager.win.rpi.edu/ and the printer name; users with the 64-bit version of Leopard/Snow Leopard should enter smb://pmanager64a.win.rpi.edu/ and the printer name. (Please refer to the list of public printers for specific printer names.) In the Name field, enter the name of the desired printer; in the Location field, type in the printer's physical location.
Click Add.
A window will pop up asking if the printer has a duplexer. (See Figure 6.) Most printers do not offer this option, but consult the Help Desk page referenced above to decide whether or not you want to check this option.
Click Continue. You should now see that the printer has been added to the list of available printers. Select the new printer, and then click Open Print Queue.... (See Figure 7.)
At the top of the screen, click on Printer and then Print Test Page. (See Figure 8.) You may print any page you wish, but you need to print at least one thing.
A printing status window will appear, and after a minute the status will change to NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_FILE. (See Figure 9.) This is good.
After about a minute, another screen will appear stating that the item is "On Hold (Authentication Required)." (See Figure 10.) Click the Resume icon at the top of the window.
When the authentication window appears, select the Registered User option; in the Name field, enter win\username where username is your Rensselaer RCS userID. Finally, enter your RCS password in the Password field. We also suggest placing a checkmark next to the "Remember this password in my keychain" option so that you don't have to enter a password every time; if you don't select this option, you will have to go through this authentication procedure every time you wish to print something. (See Figure 11.)
The test item will print after a minute, and your new printer is now set up.

Last modified: June 29, 2011