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This guide is for Missouri State Employees and Departments
Most departmental printers on campus are connected to the campus network via a server (JUPITER, SHADOW, TAMPA, or DAYTONA). This guide will show you how to access the server and then connect to the printer you are needing.
- IMPORTANT: Ensure that you are signed into your computer with your Missouri State account and Password. Do Not use PIN or Windows Hello (face recognition). If you are not sure how you are signed into your computer, sign out and sign back in with your Password.
- Go to your Start Menu and open File Explorer. You can also press WINDOWS KEY + E.
- Type the server name in the address box in this format \\daytona click OK. If your printer is on another server (such as jupiter or tampa), type that server instead.
- You will be prompted to sign in if this is the first time you have connected since you turned on your computer. Type your Missouri State Account and Password into the appropriate boxes. Then click OK.
- A page of printers will load and you will need to locate your printer. Double click on the printer, or right-click on the printer you wish to connect to and click Connect.
- Your computer will now start automatically connecting.
- Open System Preferences and click Print & Scan.
- Click the + button to add a new printer. Make sure the lock below is set to open, otherwise your computer will prevent you from making changes. If it is locked, click the image and type in your computer credentials.
- Clicking + may load another menu, if it does click Add Printer or Scanner....
- In the window that loads, you should have an Advanced button in the bar. If so, skip to Step 6. If you do not see the Advanced button, right-click in the open space and select Customize Toolbar...
- In the new window that loads, click and drag the Advanced button to the empty space in the menu bar. Then click Done.
- Click the Advanced button that you just added to the tool bar to bring up a new menu.
- In the Advanced menu, select or enter in the following options:
- Type: Windows printer via spoolss
- URL: smb:// then the printer server followed by the printer name (ex. smb://jupiter.missouristate.edu/CSC-GREEN).
- Name: This is a something you can use to recognize the printer on your computer (ex. Computer Science Green).
- Click on the drop menu next to Use: and click Generic PCL Printer or Select Printer Software
- The software you selected in the previous step should now be displayed with the other printer settings. Make sure you have typed everything correctly and then click Add.
- You will be presented with a list of features for your printer. You should select any that you would like to use that are available on your printer.
You have now connected the printer and it should remember the connection on your computer.