How to Connect your Mac Computer to the Residence Hall Front Desk Printer

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Each Residence Hall front desk has a black and white printer for residence hall residents to use. Students can connect to these printers from their residence hall computer labs or from their personal computers. This guide will show how to connect to the Residence Life print server and connect to the desired printer on your personal Mac computer.

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. On your Mac, go to System Settings > Printers and Scanners. Older models may say System Preferences.

    System Settings
     
  2. Click Add Printer, Scanner, or Fax... to add a new printer.
  3. In the new pop-up window, right click on the empty space in the toolbar and click Customize Toolbar.

    Customize Toolbar
     
  4. Drag Advanced onto the toolbar and click Done.

    Drag Advanced to Toolbar

     
  5. While in Advanced options, for the Type, select Windows printer via spoolss.
  6. For the URL, type smb://resprint/{residencehall}-Mac$ (eg., smb://resprint/Hutchens-Mac$).
    • See below for a list of residence hall printer URLS.
  7. For Name, enter a name that is easy to recognize. We recommend your building name.
  8. For Use, click on Generic PostScript Printer driver.
  9. Click Add.

    Windows printer via spoolss

     
  10. In the pop-up box, turn on Duplex Printing Unit so you can print on both sides and click OK.

    Duplex printing unit
     
  11. You should now be able to print to your building's front desk. If you get a pop-up asking for your credentials, please type in your Missouri State Account ID (eg., resnet123s) and Password.

    Print Authentication
     

Residence Hall Front Desk Printers

Printer Location

Printer URL

Blair-Shannon House smb://resprint/Blair-Mac$
Freudenberger House smb://resprint/Freddy-Mac$
Hammons House smb://resprint/Hammons-Mac$
Heitz House Lsmb://resprint/Heitz-Mac$
Hutchens House smb://resprint/Hutchens-Mac$
Kentwood Hall smb://resprint/Kentwood-Mac$
Monroe Apartments smb://resprint/Monroe-Mac$
Scholars House smb://resprint/Scholars-Mac$
Sunvilla Tower smb://resprint/Sunvilla-Mac$
Wells House smb://resprint/Wells-Mac$
Woods House smb://resprint/Woods-Mac$

References

PaperCut Manual

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