Template:Printer Installation Directions
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Residence Hall/GTS/Lab Macintosh

This is where the information for the Macintosh Residence Hall, GTS Lab or other non-marco printer installer directions for Macintosh will go.

Residence Hall/GTS/Lab Windows

This is where the information for the Windows Residence Hall, GTS Lab or other non-marco printer installer directions for Windows will go.

HP Windows

  1. Open the Devices and Printers Control Panel.
  2. Select Add a Printer (located on the upper menu bar of the window).
  3. Select Add a Local Printer. For Windows 8, select Add a printer using TCP/IP address or hostname and move on to #5.
  4. In the Choose a printer port window, select Create a new port, and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the pop-down options. Click Next.
  5. Input the Hostname or IP address. Un-check Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use.
    1. Remember, hostnames are entered in the format: Printer'sDNSName.subdomain.gac.edu.
    2. It is suggested that you use the hostname, if the hostname does not work, the IP address will work.
  6. Driver Installation:
    1. For Windows 8, any PCS6 driver will work with any PCS printer.
    2. For Windows 7, select HP under the "Manufacturer" menu, and select HP Universal Printer PS under the "Printers" menu.
    3. For Windows XP, you will have to locate the exact driver for the printer from the "Printers" menu. If the printer is an HP Laser Jet 4200, locate the "HP LJ 4200" driver.
  7. If given the option to Use the driver that is currently installed (recommended), do that.
  8. Printer Name. Give the printer a name that the faculty/staff member will be able to identify. (Ex: Department Printer, Color Printer by Huff's Office, Printer outside the door, etc).
  9. Select Do not share this printer when prompted for sharing settings.
  10. The printer will then install, and you are given the option to print a test page or set the printer as the system default.
  11. Click Finish.
  12. Test the printer, if you did not do it during the installation process.


Marco HP Macintosh

Marco with Papercut Macintosh

  1. Munki (10.9 or newer - look for Managed Software Center)
    1. Open Managed Software Center.
    2. Select the Printers you want to install.
    3. Test printing.
  2. Non Munki (10.8 or older - won't find Managed Software Center)
    1. Map afp://macsoft.gac.edu/Software/Canon Printer Installers (Go - Connect to server).
    2. Select the appropriate department folder.
    3. Install the appropriate driver from the departmental folder. *.dmg files.
    4. Move the *.pkg files for the desired printers to the desktop and run them.
    5. Test printing.
    6. Delete *.pkg from desktop.

Marco with Papercut Windows

  1. Install the 鶹Ƶ Print Client (Paper Cut Client) from the Software Center, as the user.
  2. Visit \\marco.gustie.gac.edu and install the appropriate printers by double-clicking.
  3. Restart the machine and verify that the 鶹Ƶ Print Client (Paper Cut Client) starts.
  4. Test printing.

Marco Canon Macintosh

This is where the Canon on a Macintosh directions will go.

Marco Canon Windows

This is where the Canon on Windows directions will go.