Using SSCC Printers from Macs

This article will show you how to use the SSCC's network printers from your personal computer running MacOS X. The details and pictures apply to version 10.6, but the general procedure should work on any version of MacOS X.

  1. If you are not plugged into the wired network in the Sewell Social Science Building, you first need to establish a VPN connection to the SSCC network.
  2. Open the System Preferences by clicking the Apple icon in the upper left of the screen and choosing System Preferences
  3. Click Print & Fax
  4. Click the + button on the lower left to add a printer.
  5. If you see an Advanced button, skip to step 6. Otherwise, Control-click on the box just above More Printers, choose Customize Toolbar, drag the Advanced icon from this box onto the toolbar and click Done.Adding an Advanced button
  6. Click Advanced
  7. Change the Type of the printer to Windows
  8. Type the URL, Name and Location of the printer you want to use from the table below.
  9. Click on Please select a driver or printer model and then choose Lexmark T644
    Adding the printer
  10. Click Add.

The first time you print to the printer you'll be asked for your username and password. Set Connect as: to Registered User, for your Name type primo\ followed by your SSCC username (e.g. primo\ctefft) and give your SSCC password. If your password contains any special characters (&, @, etc.) type a backslash (\) before that character. Check Remember this password in my keychain and you won't be asked to give it again when you print in the future.

Giving your username and password

 

SSCC Network Printers

Name Location URL
SSCC4218 Room 4218 smb://sscwinnt2/sscc4218
SSCC3218 Room 3218 smb://sscwinnt2/sscc3218
SSCC2470 Room 2470 smb://sscwinnt2/sscc2470

 

 

Last Revised: 9/1/2010